General Biology at University of Alabama in Huntsville

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Alabama in Huntsville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 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.

UAH General Biology Degrees Available

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

UAH General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UAH 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	59
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UAH General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UAH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UAH, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama in Huntsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	96

Related Majors

• 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

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
• Image Credit: By Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.