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Biology Studies at University of Iowa

Biology Studies at University of Iowa

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

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

58% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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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.

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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

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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