by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biomedical 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 biomedical science major at UPR Ponce is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical Science. 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.
Here are some of the other rankings for UPR Ponce.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UPR Ponce paid an average of $124 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,968 | $3,968 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,168 | $2,168 |
Learn more about UPR Ponce tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Biomedical Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at UPR Ponce took out an average of $5,500 in student loans. That is 75% lower than the national average of $21,964.
UPR Ponce does not offer an online option for its biomedical science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPR Ponce Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biomedical science in 2019-2020, 55.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.0%.
All of the biomedical science bachelor’s degree recipients at UPR Ponce in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 78 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biological and biomedical sciences (other).
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 20 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 1 |
View All Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Related Majors >
*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.
