Biology Studies at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

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.

UPenn Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UPenn Biology Studies Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Biology Studies Master’s Program

64% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550
Life Scientists	160	$74,310

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
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