General Biology at University of North Dakota

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

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

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and has a total student population of 13,615.

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.

UND General Biology Degrees Available

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

UND General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UND 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UND

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

UND General Biology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UND since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UND 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 Dakota with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UND General Biology Master’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of biology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UND does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UND, 80% 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 Dakota with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at University of North Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	102
General Biomedical Sciences	3

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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
High School Teachers	2,830	$55,400
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$115,540
Biological Scientists	170	$70,590
Biological Science Professors	130	$85,720

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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