Biology Studies at University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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

UPenn Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UPenn Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UPenn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	38
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UPenn Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550
Life Scientists	160	$74,310

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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