General Biology at University of Central Florida

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCF General Biology Degrees Available

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

UCF General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UCF 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 UCF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	89
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	262
White	322
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

UCF General Biology Master’s Program

77% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	15
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at University of Central Florida. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	557
Biology Studies	340

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750
Life Scientists	140	$91,970

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
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