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General Biology at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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General Biology at Metropolitan State University of Denver

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Metropolitan State University of Denver has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from MSU Denver.

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.

MSU Denver General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

MSU Denver General Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at MSU Denver 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
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 387
Best General Biology Schools 391

How Much Do Biology Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $34,512. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 27% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver General Biology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from MSU Denver. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 89
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Medical Scientists 1,420 $74,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Biological Science Professors 890 $79,730
Biological Scientists 870 $71,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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