Biology Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146.

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 Charlotte Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UNC Charlotte 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 Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	149
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UNC Charlotte Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
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 Charlotte.

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 Stanton49 under License

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