General Biology at Columbia College

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 Columbia College stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 8,347 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in 2021, 22 of them were general biology majors.

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.

Columbia College Missouri General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Columbia College Missouri General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Columbia College Missouri 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.

Earnings of Columbia College Missouri Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia College Missouri is $33,264. This is 22% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from Columbia College Missouri in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia College Missouri since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Medical Scientists	1,830	$70,510
Biological Science Professors	1,030	$102,830
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Biological Scientists	510	$67,290

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 {} under License

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