Biological & Physical Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 biological science majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

Purdue Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The biological science major at Purdue 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 Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 biological science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological science at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Gerontology
• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Nutrition Science

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.