General Biology at University of Guam

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

UOG is located in Mangilao, Guam and has a total student population of 3,449. Of the 542 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Guam in 2021, 39 of them were general biology majors.

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.

UOG General Biology Degrees Available

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

UOG General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UOG 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
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	252
Most Focused General Biology Schools	262
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Most Popular General Biology Schools	568

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in biology from UOG. This makes it the #252 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biology Student Demographics at UOG

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

UOG General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UOG. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UOG since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Guam with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UOG General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 biology majors earned their master's degree from UOG. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UOG, 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 Guam with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UOG also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 GU, the home state for University of Guam.

Occupation	Jobs in GU	Average Salary in GU

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 melanzane1013 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.