Biotechnology at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 students attend the school each year.

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

UMGC Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biotech

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UMGC does offer online education options in biotech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UMGC Biotechnology 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Biotechnology Master’s Program

Of the 130 students who graduated with a master’s in biotech from UMGC in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. UMGC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the biotech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a master's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	48
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)

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 Global Campus.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.