General Biology at University of Miami

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Miami. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a total student population of 17,809.

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.

U Miami General Biology Degrees Available

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

U Miami General Biology Rankings

The biology major at U Miami 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami General Biology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at U Miami since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Miami with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	26
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

U Miami General Biology Master’s Program

70% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Miami. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	92
General Biomedical Sciences	31

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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750
Life Scientists	140	$91,970

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
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