General Biology at American University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

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.

The American University General Biology Degrees Available

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

The American University General Biology Rankings

The biology major at The American University 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 The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at American University.

The American University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 American University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The American University General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of biology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from The American University, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at American University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	23

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Medical Scientists	580	$104,280
Biological Scientists	520	$104,460
Biological Science Professors	390	$142,760

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.