Little Rock, AR (population: 192,247) has three biology schools within its city limits. Philander Smith College, the highest ranked school in the city with a biology program, has a total student population of 668. It is the 733rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 6th highest in the state of Arkansas (#1 is Harding University). To learn more about biology programs in Little Rock, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of biology professors at Philander Smith College such as Cynthia Borroughs, Nova Goosby, and Raymond Hawkins.
Biology students from Little Rock schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today.
Little Rock lies in Pulaski county, which is one of the 57 counties in Arkansas. Overall, the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway area has 330,720 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $38,470 average annual salary.
Of the 3 biology schools in Little Rock, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Arkansas at Little Rock comes out as the most expensive ($13,005/yr) for biology students, with Philander Smith College as the lowest, reported at only $12,101/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Little Rock |
| North Little Rock | AR | 59,309 | 4 | 19.2203 | 72 | 7.0 miles |
| Conway | AR | 59,823 | 7 | 21.3164 | 292 | 26.2 miles |
| Beebe | AR | - | 1 | 18.1395 | 56 | 36.1 miles |
| Malvern | AR | - | 1 | 12.3999 | 58 | 36.2 miles |
| Hot Springs | AR | - | 2 | 23.3818 | 62 | 42.8 miles |
| Russellville | AR | - | 2 | 30.335 | 112 | 58.9 miles |
| Monticello | AR | - | 2 | 23.5805 | 92 | 82.0 miles |