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General Biology at University of Rhode Island

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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. In 2021, 196 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

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.

Earnings of URI Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $36,120. This is 33% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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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
22% 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 71% 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 11
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 140
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

URI also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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