Molecular Biology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Every molecular biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the molecular biology program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year.

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

U-M Molecular Biology Degrees Available

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

U-M Molecular Biology Rankings

The molecular biology major at U-M is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Molecular 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in molecular biology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Molecular Biology Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the molecular biology majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its molecular 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in molecular biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	93
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

U-M Molecular Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of molecular biology master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in molecular biology each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a molecular biology master's degree from U-M, 71% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in molecular biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biophysics
• Biochemistry

Careers That Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Biological Science Professors	1,240	$91,770
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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