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General Biology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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General Biology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2021, 146 of them were general biology majors.

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.

UCCS General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UCCS General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UCCS performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UCCS 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value General Biology Schools 244
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 336
Best General Biology Schools 349

Earnings of UCCS Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCCS is $31,761. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS General Biology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 146 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCCS. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 83
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

UCCS also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Medical Scientists 1,420 $74,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Biological Science Professors 890 $79,730
Biological Scientists 870 $71,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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