General Biology at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335.

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.

UCA General Biology Degrees Available

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

UCA General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UCA 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UCA since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	54
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCA General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of biology master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UCA, 83% 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 Central Arkansas with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Central Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	119

Related Majors

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 Central 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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.