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General Biology at Pacific University

General Biology at Pacific University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Pacific University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and approximately 3,808 students attend the school each year.

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

Pacific General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Pacific General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Pacific is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Pacific

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Pacific University.

Pacific General Biology Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 46

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Pacific University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Medical Scientists 1,720 $90,050
Natural Sciences Managers 1,250 $109,610
Biological Scientists 770 $69,930
Biological Science Professors 470 $96,920

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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