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General Biology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus in 2021, 267 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.

CU Anschutz General Biology Degrees Available

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

CU Anschutz General Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at CU Anschutz 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
163
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 399

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in biology from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #72 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CU Anschutz Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU Anschutz is $31,856. This is 17% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 267 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from CU Anschutz. About 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at CU Anschutz since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 58
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 61
White 108
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

CU Anschutz General Biology Master’s Program

68% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 biology majors earned their master's degree from CU Anschutz. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from CU Anschutz, 77% 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

CU Anschutz 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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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