Biological & Physical Sciences at Portland State University

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biological & physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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

Portland State University Biological & Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Physical Sciences

Portland State University Biological & Physical Sciences Rankings

The biological & physical sciences major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Sciences. 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 & Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Biological & Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological & physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biological & physical sciences 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 & physical sciences 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 & physical sciences.

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

Careers That Biological & Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & physical sciences 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
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