Biological & Physical Science at Florida International University

If you plan to study biological and physical science, take a look at what Florida International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 533 of them were biological and physical science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

FIU Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

FIU Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological science programs across the country. The following shows how FIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological science major at FIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	32
Most Focused Biological & Physical Science Schools	149

Biological Science Student Demographics at FIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Florida International University.

FIU Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 533 biological science majors earned their bachelor's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	415
White	36
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

FIU also has a doctoral program available in biological science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Museum Studies
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Computational Science
• Sustainability Science
• International Studies

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.