Biology Studies at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at University of Alabama in Huntsville stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UAH Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UAH Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UAH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
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.