by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biotechnology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biotechnology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - Davis. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biotech, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for biotech majors, UC Davis came in at #6. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Davis.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $3,155 | $3,155 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,178 | $1,178 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,238 | $17,238 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,638 | $4,638 |
Learn more about UC Davis tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Biotech students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Davis took out an average of $10,500 in student loans. That is 50% lower than the national average of $21,109.
The median early career salary of biotech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Davis is $44,837 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $39,150.
Online degrees for the UC Davis biotech bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Davis Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.3% of the biotech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biotech at UC Davis in 2019-2020, 57.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Biotechnology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 56 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biotechnology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 341 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 201 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 17 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 52 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 61 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
