Biology Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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.

UMass Boston Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UMass Boston 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UMass Boston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at University of Massachusetts - Boston.

UMass Boston 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 12% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	60
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UMass Boston Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from UMass Boston, 60% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Life Scientists	430	$111,340

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 Daderot under License

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