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General Biology at Metropolitan State University

General Biology at Metropolitan State University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552.

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.

Metro State General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Metro State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Metro 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Metropolitan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 48

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Medical Scientists 2,920 $92,920
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Biological Science Professors 760 $84,240
Biological Scientists 480 $73,770

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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