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General Biology at University of Pikeville

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General Biology at University of Pikeville

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Pikeville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and approximately 2,240 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UPIKE.

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.

UPIKE General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UPIKE General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UPIKE compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UPIKE 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools 32
Most Focused General Biology Graduate Certificate Schools 32
Most Focused General Biology Schools 245
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 683
Most Popular General Biology Schools 787

Biology Student Demographics at UPIKE

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

UPIKE General Biology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UPIKE in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UPIKE are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 KY, the home state for University of Pikeville.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Biological Science Professors 680 $70,600
Medical Scientists 420 $77,160
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Biological Scientists 220 $64,780

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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