General Biology at Utah Valley University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Utah Valley University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year.

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.

UVU General Biology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Biology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UVU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU General Biology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at UVU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 38% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at UVU are white. Around 77% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UVU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UVU since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	111
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	300

Related Majors

• Botany/Plant Biology
• Biotechnology

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.