Biology Studies at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - Baltimore County is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMBC Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UMBC Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UMBC 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 UMBC

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

UMBC Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	111
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	89
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UMBC Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from UMBC, 88% 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 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
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650
Life Scientists	360	$97,240

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.