General Biology at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 13,892.

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 Rio Piedras General Biology Degrees Available

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

UPR Rio Piedras General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UPR Rio Piedras 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UPR Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UPR Rio Piedras since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	193
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UPR Rio Piedras General Biology Master’s Program

25% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of biology master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UPR Rio Piedras does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	219

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 - Rio Piedras.

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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