General Biology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB General Biology Degrees Available

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

UAB General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UAB 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UAB since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	117
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UAB General Biology Master’s Program

71% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	59
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama at Birmingham. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	194
Biology Studies	163

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
Medical Scientists	180	$90,300
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Life Scientists	120	$99,720

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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