General Biology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

If you plan to study general biology, 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 has a total student population of 13,497. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 332 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UMBC.

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.

UMBC General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

UMBC General Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UMBC 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 Popular General Biology Schools	49
Most Focused General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	251
Best Value General Biology Schools	432
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biology from UMBC. This makes it the #220 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UMBC Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMBC is $23,622. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 332 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from UMBC. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	111
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	87
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UMBC General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from UMBC in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UMBC, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMBC also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biotechnology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.