General Biology at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa General Biology Degrees Available

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

Iowa General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Iowa 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	74
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Iowa General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	92
General Biomedical Sciences	17

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Biological Scientists	260	$62,320

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.