General Biology at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from University of the District of Columbia.

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.

University of the District of Columbia General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

University of the District of Columbia General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at University of the District of Columbia 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 University of the District of Columbia 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
Most Focused General Biology Schools	1,011

Biology Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of the District of Columbia also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Medical Scientists	580	$104,280
Biological Scientists	520	$104,460
Biological Science Professors	390	$142,760

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.