Biology Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UNC Chapel Hill Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UNC Chapel Hill is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	97
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	282
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

UNC Chapel Hill Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 100% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380
Life Scientists	180	$95,370

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 Marchmain05 under License

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