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General Biology at University of Rhode Island

General Biology at University of Rhode Island

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

URI General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

URI General Biology Rankings

The biology major at URI 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.

Biology Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI General Biology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 118
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology 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
Biology Studies 162
General Biomedical Sciences 34

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Biological Science Professors 170 $98,820
Life Scientists 100 $60,800
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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