General Biology at University of Idaho

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if University of Idaho is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791.

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.

U of I General Biology Degrees Available

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

U of I General Biology Rankings

The biology major at U of I 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at U of I since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at U of I 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U of I General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from U of I, 100% 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 Idaho with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	20

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biotechnology
• Zoology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Medical Scientists	400	$71,440
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$93,940
Biological Scientists	310	$70,770
Biological Science Professors	190	$96,440

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 Davidlharlan under License

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