General Biology at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UNK.

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.

UNK General Biology Degrees Available

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

UNK General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UNK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UNK 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 General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best General Biology Schools	223
Most Popular General Biology Schools	240
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	252
	296
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	926

In 2021, 81 students received their master’s degree in biology from UNK. This makes it the #15 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNK Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNK is $29,362. This is 8% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from UNK in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UNK since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK General Biology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a master's degree in biology from UNK. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UNK, 79% 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Medical Scientists	620	$83,110
Biological Science Professors	430	$87,040
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$89,620
Biological Scientists	150	$74,790

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.