General Biology at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez stacks up to those at other schools.

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 12,825. Of the 1,863 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez in 2021, 158 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.

UPR Mayaguez General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

UPR Mayaguez General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UPR Mayaguez 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 UPR Mayaguez 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	11
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	161
Most Focused General Biology Schools	178
	331
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	340
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	795
Best General Biology Schools	822

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biology from UPR Mayaguez. This makes it the #220 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UPR Mayaguez Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPR Mayaguez is $15,640. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 158 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UPR Mayaguez, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	147
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UPR Mayaguez General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 biology majors earned their master's degree from UPR Mayaguez. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. UPR Mayaguez does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 54% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biotechnology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

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 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
• Image Credit: By NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.