General Biology at University of Oregon

If you plan to study general 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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UO General Biology Degrees Available

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

UO General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UO 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UO

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

UO General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	59
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UO General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UO, 60% 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 Oregon with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at University of Oregon. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	142

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Medical Scientists	1,720	$90,050
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

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