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Biology Studies at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Biology Studies at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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.

UCCS Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UCCS Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UCCS 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 UCCS

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

UCCS Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 64
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Biological Science Professors 890 $79,730
Biological Scientists 870 $71,380
Life Scientists 80 $61,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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