Biology Studies at University of Central Arkansas

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Arkansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year.

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

UCA Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UCA Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UCA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 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

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.