Environmental Biology at Hood College

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

Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and approximately 2,042 students attend the school each year.

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

Hood Environmental Biology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Environmental Microbiology

Hood Environmental Biology Rankings

Environmental Microbiology Student Demographics at Hood

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental microbiology majors at Hood College.

Hood Environmental Biology Master’s Program

64% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of environmental microbiology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in environmental microbiology each year. Hood does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental microbiology master's degree from Hood, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hood College with a master's in environmental microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Environmental Microbiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental microbiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Hood College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790

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
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