General Biology at University of the Cumberlands

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of the Cumberlands has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and has a total student population of 19,110. In 2021, 43 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Cumberlands.

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.

Cumberlands General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Cumberlands General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Cumberlands compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Cumberlands 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Popular General Biology Schools	596
	758
	769
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	787
Most Focused General Biology Schools	1,407

Earnings of Cumberlands Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cumberlands is $21,389. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Cumberlands. About 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Cumberlands since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Cumberlands with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Cumberlands also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Biological Science Professors	680	$70,600
Medical Scientists	420	$77,160
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Biological Scientists	220	$64,780

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.