Biology Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Arizona State University - Tempe stacks up to those at other schools.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

ASU - Tempe Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

ASU - Tempe Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at ASU - Tempe is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Arizona State University - Tempe.

ASU - Tempe Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at ASU - Tempe since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	146
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	222
White	401
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	79

ASU - Tempe Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. ASU - Tempe does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from ASU - Tempe, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	42
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Biological Science Professors	800	$99,960
Biological Scientists	570	$83,680

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.