General Biology at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U General Biology Degrees Available

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

U of U General Biology Rankings

The biology major at U of U 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	150
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

U of U 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 U of U, 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 Utah with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	207
General Biomedical Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.