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General Biology at University of Mary Washington

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General Biology at University of Mary Washington

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Mary Washington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and approximately 4,293 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 101 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMW.

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.

UMW General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UMW General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UMW performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UMW 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 145
Most Focused General Biology Schools 185
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 231
Most Popular General Biology Schools 279
Best Value General Biology Schools 359

Earnings of UMW Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMW is $27,804. This is 2% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW General Biology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at UMW awarded 101 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UMW 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 63
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UMW also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750

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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