General Biology at University of Central Florida

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 852 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UCF.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

UCF General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UCF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools	112
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	287
	685

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in biology from UCF. This makes it the #36 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $22,970. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

The biology program at UCF awarded 852 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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	109
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	251
White	356
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

UCF General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCF also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biotechnology

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
• Image Credit: By Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.