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Biotechnology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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Biotechnology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what University of Maryland - Baltimore County has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - Baltimore County in 2021, 10 of them were biotechnology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

UMBC Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

UMBC Biotechnology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biotech progam at UMBC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biotech major at UMBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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
Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools 13
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
Best Value Biotechnology Schools 81

Biotech Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 biotech students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMBC, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Biological Scientists 4,100 $103,790
Natural Sciences Managers 3,370 $148,310
Biological Science Professors 760 $89,650

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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