by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biological & Physical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biological & Physical Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at University of Oregon. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UO was ranked #31 on College Factual's Best Schools for biological science list. It is also ranked #1 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for UO.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UO paid an average of $797 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $244 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,962 | $35,881 |
| Fees | $2,374 | $2,374 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,140 | $1,140 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,783 | $12,783 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,532 | $2,532 |
Learn more about UO tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biological Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at UO took out an average of $23,374 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $24,290.
biological science who receive their bachelor’s degree from UO make an average of $30,409 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $30,030.
UO does not offer an online option for its biological science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UO Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.6% of the biological science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological science at UO in 2019-2020, 41.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 69 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 136 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biological and physical science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 7 |
| Medieval Studies | 3 |
| International Studies | 120 |
*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.
