Genetics at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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 Genetics section at the bottom of this page.
UAB Genetics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics
UAB Genetics Rankings
The genetics major at UAB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Genetics. 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.
Genetics Student Demographics at UAB
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetics majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
UAB Genetics Bachelor’s Program
About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in genetics at UAB are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its genetics 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 genetics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Genetics
If you plan to be a genetics 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 Genetics | 15 |
Human/Medical Genetics | 2 |
Related Majors
- Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
- Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
- Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
- Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
- Physiology & Pathology Sciences
Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into
A degree in genetics 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 |
---|---|---|
Biological Scientists | 260 | $67,200 |
Medical Scientists | 180 | $90,300 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 170 | $112,140 |
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 Lee Adlaf under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.