General Biology at Ave Maria University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Ave Maria University stacks up to those at other schools.

AMU is located in Ave Maria, Florida and approximately 1,108 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from AMU.

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.

AMU General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

AMU General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how AMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at AMU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	516
Most Focused General Biology Schools	631
Most Popular General Biology Schools	1,113

Biology Student Demographics at AMU

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

AMU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

The biology program at AMU awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at AMU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at AMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

AMU also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 FL, the home state for Ave Maria University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750
Life Scientists	140	$91,970

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 Lucy Li under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.