Marine Biology at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

If you plan to study marine biology, take a look at what University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and approximately 12,825 students attend the school each year.

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

UPR Mayaguez Marine Biology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UPR Mayaguez Marine Biology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological oceanography, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

UPR Mayaguez Marine Biology Master’s Program

67% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in biological oceanography each year. UPR Mayaguez does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the biological oceanography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 73% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a master's in biological oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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
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