Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In 2021, 283 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

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

URI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

URI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how URI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	503

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from URI. This makes it the #504 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #251 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 283 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences from URI in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences at URI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	199
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

URI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from URI in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from URI, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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

URI also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	196
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	49
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	26
Biotechnology	12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	6

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	410	$108,890

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.