General Biology at Alabama A & M University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Alabama A & M University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

AAMU General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

AAMU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at AAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

Biology Student Demographics at AAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Alabama A & M University.

AAMU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alabama A & M University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

AAMU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alabama A & M University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alabama A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	98

Related Majors

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Alabama A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
Medical Scientists	180	$90,300
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Life Scientists	120	$99,720

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.