Biology Studies at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 12,825.

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.

UPR Mayaguez Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UPR Mayaguez Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UPR Mayaguez 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	158
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UPR Mayaguez Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UPR Mayaguez does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% 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 sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 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.