Biological & Physical Science at University of Alaska Anchorage

If you plan to study biological and physical science, take a look at what University of Alaska Anchorage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 11,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in biological science from UAA.

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.

UAA Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

UAA Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological science programs across the country. The following shows how UAA 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 biological science major at UAA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools	68

How Much Do Biological Science Graduates from UAA Make?

The median salary of biological science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $34,176. This is 5% higher than $32,529, which is the national average for all biological science bachelor's degree recipients.

Biological Science Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological science from UAA in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological science at UAA 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 Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• International 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Natural Sciences Managers	420	$106,010

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.