by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Biomedical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - San Francisco. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $1,548 | $1,548 |
biology who receive their doctor’s degree from UCSF make an average of $89,212 a year during the early days of their career. That is 61% higher than the national average of $55,367.
Online degrees for the UCSF biology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCSF Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.5% of the biology doctor’s degrees at UCSF in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biomedical Sciences | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 25 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 12 |
| Genetics | 2 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 8 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3 |
*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.
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