Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Oregon

What traits are you looking for in a physiology school? To help you decide if University of Oregon is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physiology program.

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 Physiology & Pathology Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UO Physiology & Pathology Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology
• Master’s Degree in Physiology

UO Physiology & Pathology Sciences Rankings

The physiology major at UO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physiology & Pathology Sciences. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physiology, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physiology Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of physiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physiology 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 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physiology 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 physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	115
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UO Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physiology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physiology & Pathology Sciences

The following physiology 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
General Physiology	203

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• General Biology

Careers That Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiology 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
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.