General Biology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Greensboro is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNC Greensboro General Biology Degrees Available

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

UNC Greensboro General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UNC Greensboro 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 Greensboro with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	64
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UNC Greensboro General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 57% 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 Greensboro with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	172

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Genetics
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

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