Biotechnology at University of Rhode Island
Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.
URI Biotechnology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
URI Biotechnology Rankings
The biotech major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.
Biotech Student Demographics at URI
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of Rhode Island.
URI Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in biotech.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Biotechnology
If you plan to be a biotech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 |
---|---|
Biotechnology | 12 |
Related Majors
- Neurobiology & Neurosciences
- Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
- Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
- General Biology
Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into
A degree in biotech 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 |
---|---|---|
Biological Science Professors | 170 | $98,820 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 70 | $132,880 |
Biological Scientists | 50 | $89,210 |
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.