General Biology at University of Missouri - Columbia

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089.

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.

Mizzou General Biology Degrees Available

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

Mizzou General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Mizzou 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou General Biology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	212
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Mizzou General Biology Master’s Program

81% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of biology master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Mizzou, 74% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Missouri - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	206

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Medical Scientists	1,830	$70,510
Biological Science Professors	1,030	$102,830
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Biological Scientists	510	$67,290

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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