Biological & Physical Science at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

Portland State University Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

Portland State University Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The biological science major at Portland State University 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.

Biological Science Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological science at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	69
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

Biological & Physical Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	185

Related Majors

• Gerontology
• Systems Theory
• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
• International Studies
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.