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
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.
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 |
Related Majors
- Neurobiology & Neurosciences
- Biotechnology
- Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
- Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Tnricci under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.