General Biology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. Of the 9,144 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in 2021, 244 of them were general biology majors.

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-M General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

U-M General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how U-M performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at U-M 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	22

How Much Do Biology Graduates from U-M Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $24,623. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M General Biology Bachelor’s Program

The biology program at U-M awarded 244 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	148
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

U-M also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Genetics
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.