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General Biology at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

General Biology at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

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

UTHSC is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,181.

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.

UTHSC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

UTHSC General Biology Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UTHSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

UTHSC General Biology Master’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences 25

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Medical Scientists 1,370 $81,390
Biological Science Professors 890 $89,030
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Biological Scientists 370 $67,690

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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