Biology Studies at University of New Orleans

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at University of New Orleans stacks up to those at other schools.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375.

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.

UNO Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UNO Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UNO 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 UNO

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

UNO Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 New Orleans with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNO Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Orleans with a master's in biological sciences.

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

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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Biological Scientists	700	$66,100
Natural Sciences Managers	320	$94,850
Biological Science Professors	230	$82,610
Life Scientists	190	$62,860

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.