Biology Studies at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 13,892 students attend the school each year.

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 Rio Piedras Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UPR Rio Piedras Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UPR Rio Piedras 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #129 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UPR Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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 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 - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

In the biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Osvaldo Ocasio under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.