Biology Studies at University of Iowa
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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.
Iowa Biology Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
- Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences
Iowa Biology Studies Rankings
The biological sciences major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 biological sciences, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at University of Iowa.
Iowa Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program
About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 62 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Iowa Biology Studies Master’s Program
In the biological sciences 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 biological sciences.
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 |
Related Majors
Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into
A degree in biological sciences 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 |
Biological Science Professors | 730 | $101,810 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 380 | $127,440 |
Biological Scientists | 260 | $62,320 |
Life Scientists | 120 | $76,570 |
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.