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 California State University - Channel Islands. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,075 | $1,075 |
biotech who receive their master’s degree from CSUCI make an average of $84,653 a year during the early days of their career. That is 39% higher than the national average of $61,033.
CSUCI does not offer an online option for its biotech master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUCI Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in biotech in 2019-2020, 55.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.3%.
Around 37.0% of biotech master’s degree recipients at CSUCI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Biotechnology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 27 |
*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.