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Marine Biology at University of Oregon

Marine Biology at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UO Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UO Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at UO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine 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.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at UO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at University of Oregon.

UO Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological oceanography at UO are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological oceanography bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers 1,250 $109,610
Biological Scientists 770 $69,930
Biological Science Professors 470 $96,920

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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