Biology Studies at The University of Montana

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if The University of Montana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UM Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UM Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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

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
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