Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Utah

If you are interested in studying physiology & pathology sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Utah. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physiology & Pathology Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

U of U Physiology & Pathology Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology
• Master’s Degree in Physiology

U of U Physiology & Pathology Sciences Rankings

The physiology major at U of U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physiology & Pathology Sciences. 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in physiology, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physiology Student Demographics at U of U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physiology majors at University of Utah.

U of U Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of physiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physiology at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	134
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

U of U Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of physiology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Utah with a master's in physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physiology & Pathology Sciences

The following physiology concentations are available at University of Utah. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Oncology & Cancer Biology	8
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	4

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.