General Biology at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and approximately 7,869 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Dartmouth General Biology Degrees Available

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

UMass Dartmouth General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UMass Dartmouth 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UMass Dartmouth are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Dartmouth General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UMass Dartmouth, 100% 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 - Dartmouth with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	62

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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 User: LGagnon under License

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