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General Biology at University of Pikeville

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.

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 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.

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

47% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UPIKE since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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About 83% 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 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at University of Pikeville. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pikeville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 30

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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