by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo paid an average of $205 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,920 | $4,920 |
| Fees | $488 | $488 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,763 | $1,763 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo took out an average of $14,500 in student loans. That is 38% lower than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is $21,135 per year. That is 24% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.3% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo in 2019-2020, 97.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 15 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 27 |
*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.
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