General Biology at University of Mount Olive

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of Mount Olive stacks up to those at other schools.

UMO is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,536. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UMO.

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.

UMO General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UMO General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UMO 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 UMO 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
Most Popular General Biology Schools	1,236
Most Focused General Biology Schools	1,273

Biology Student Demographics at UMO

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

UMO General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UMO in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UMO 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 University of Mount Olive with a bachelor's in biology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 NC, the home state for University of Mount Olive.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mount Olive College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.