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General Biology at Miami Dade College

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General Biology at Miami Dade College

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from MDC.

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.

MDC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

MDC General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at MDC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at MDC 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 719

Earnings of MDC Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at MDC is $28,080. This is 3% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from MDC. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at MDC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Miami Dade College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 53
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

MDC 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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Medical Scientists 3,470 $82,990
Biological Scientists 1,770 $71,200
Biological Science Professors 1,590 $90,750
Life Scientists 140 $91,970

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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