Biological & Physical Science at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received a bachelor's degree in biological science from UO.

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.

UO Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

UO Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological science progam at UO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological science major at UO 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	26
	58

How Much Do Biological Science Graduates from UO Make?

The median salary of biological science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UO is $29,003. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,529 for all biological science students.

Biological Science Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 biological science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UO. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological science 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 biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	61
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UO also has a doctoral program available in biological science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Historic Preservation
• Medieval Studies
• Museum Studies
• Mathematics & Computer Science

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610

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.