Biotechnology at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech program at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo stacks up to those at other schools.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 798. In 2021, 4 biotech majors received their bachelor's degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo.

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

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Biotechnology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biotech programs across the country. The following shows how Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo performed in these rankings.

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 biotech major at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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 Focused Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Biotechnology Schools	12
Best Value Biotechnology Schools	14
Most Popular Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	59
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
	118
Best Biotechnology Schools	122
Most Popular Biotechnology Schools	128

Biotech Student Demographics at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 biotech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo with a bachelor's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo also has a doctoral program available in biotech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Biology

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PR, the home state for Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.