General Biology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Nevada - Las Vegas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 270 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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.

UNLV General Biology Degrees Available

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

UNLV General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UNLV performed in these rankings.

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 UNLV 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 Schools	546
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	669

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in biology from UNLV. This makes it the #182 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UNLV Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $21,244. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 270 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UNLV in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	55
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UNLV General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of biology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UNLV, 67% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Biological Science Professors	260	$71,410
Medical Scientists	220	$104,900
Natural Sciences Managers	220	$115,150
Biological Scientists	200	$73,490

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.