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General Biology at University of Nevada - Reno

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General Biology at University of Nevada - Reno

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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Reno in 2021, 178 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.

UNR General Biology Degrees Available

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

UNR General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UNR 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in biology from UNR. This makes it the #312 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNR Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $28,742. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR General Biology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from UNR. About 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 UNR since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 - Reno with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 89
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UNR General Biology Master’s Program

67% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in biology from UNR. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UNR, 100% 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 - Reno with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 - Reno.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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