General Biology at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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

UARK General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

UARK General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UARK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UARK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Arkansas.

UARK General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	133
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UARK General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UARK, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	263

Related Majors

• Zoology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Biological Science Professors	380	$68,020
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$109,910
Biological Scientists	250	$74,380
Medical Scientists	160	$98,490

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.