Biology Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNLV Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UNLV Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UNLV 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UNLV Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 12% better 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 master's in biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

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 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
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

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