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General Biology at University of Portland

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General Biology at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,999. Of the 827 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland in 2021, 114 of them were general biology majors.

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.

University of Portland General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

University of Portland General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at University of Portland 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 biology major at University of Portland 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value General Biology Schools 673

How Much Do Biology Graduates from University of Portland Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Portland is $27,707. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland General Biology Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 114 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Portland, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 44
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

University of Portland also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Portland.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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