General Biology at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

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.

University at Buffalo General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

University at Buffalo General Biology Rankings

The biology major at University at Buffalo 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at University at Buffalo since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	91
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	166
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

University at Buffalo General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	280
General Biomedical Sciences	94

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Genetics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biotechnology

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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

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