Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

Every biological and biomedical sciences (other) school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biomedical science program at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce stacks up to those at other schools.

UPR Ponce is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 2,382. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puerto Rico - Ponce in 2021, 91 of them were biological and biomedical sciences (other) majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) section at the bottom of this page.

UPR Ponce Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Science

UPR Ponce Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biomedical science progam at UPR Ponce compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biomedical science major at UPR Ponce is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other). 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 Other Biological Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Other Biological Sciences Schools	2
Most Focused Other Biological Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Other Biological Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Other Biological Sciences Schools	8
Most Popular Other Biological Sciences Schools	14
Best Other Biological Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
	27
Best Other Biological Sciences Schools	67
	72

Earnings of UPR Ponce Biomedical Science Graduates

The median salary of biomedical science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPR Ponce is $17,807. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,833 for all biomedical science students.

Biomedical Science Student Demographics at UPR Ponce

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomedical science majors at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.

UPR Ponce Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Bachelor’s Program

Of the 91 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) from UPR Ponce in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical biomedical science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UPR Ponce since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biomedical science 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 - Ponce with a bachelor's in biomedical science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• General Biology

Careers That Biomedical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomedical science 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 - Ponce.

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 Roca Ruiz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.