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General Biology at The University of Montana

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General Biology at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808. Of the 1,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana in 2021, 67 of them were general biology majors.

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.

UM General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UM General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UM 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 170
824
Most Focused General Biology Schools 1,106

Earnings of UM Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM is $17,924. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at UM

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

UM General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 67 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UM in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 54
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UM 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
High School Teachers 3,880 $50,670
Biological Scientists 470 $66,110
Natural Sciences Managers 310 $104,930
Biological Science Professors 190 $73,190
Medical Scientists 130 $74,440

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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