Biological & Physical Science at University of Northern Iowa

If you plan to study biological & physical science, take a look at what University of Northern Iowa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

UNI Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

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

UNI Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The biological science major at UNI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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 Science Student Demographics at UNI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at University of Northern Iowa.

UNI Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological science at UNI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNI Biological & Physical Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Northern Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	18

Related Majors

• International Studies
• Gerontology
• Data Analytics

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.