General Biology at University of Mary Washington
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.
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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 |
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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.
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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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.
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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