General Biology at University of Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and has a total student population of 12,809.

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.

Notre Dame General Biology Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Notre Dame 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Notre Dame since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Notre Dame General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of biology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Notre Dame, 75% 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 Notre Dame with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Notre Dame. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	80
General Biomedical Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Biological Science Professors	1,410	$98,590
Biological Scientists	630	$69,180

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 Ssantera under License

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