General Biology at University of Minnesota - Duluth

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

UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and approximately 10,275 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UMN Duluth.

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.

UMN Duluth General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UMN Duluth General Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UMN Duluth 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
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Value General Biology Schools	92
Most Focused General Biology Schools	238

Earnings of UMN Duluth Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMN Duluth is $28,721. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at UMN Duluth

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

UMN Duluth General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 178 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UMN Duluth in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Duluth since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UMN Duluth 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 Minnesota - Duluth with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	150
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Duluth.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Medical Scientists	2,920	$92,920
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Biological Science Professors	760	$84,240
Biological Scientists	480	$73,770

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.