General Biology at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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.

Iowa State General Biology Degrees Available

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

Iowa State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Iowa State 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	120
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Iowa State General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Iowa State, 68% 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 Iowa State University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Iowa State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	160
General Biomedical Sciences	38

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Zoology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Biological Scientists	260	$62,320

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.