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Biology Studies at University of Rhode Island

Biology Studies at University of Rhode Island

If you plan to study biology studies, 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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

URI Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

URI Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 106
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
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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