General Biology at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

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.

UD General Biology Degrees Available

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

UD General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UD 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UD

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

UD General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	96
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UD General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UD, 62% 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 Delaware with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	208
General Biomedical Sciences	2

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Zoology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Medical Scientists	400	$115,070

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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