General Biology at University of Vermont

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of Vermont stacks up to those at other schools.

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292.

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.

UVM General Biology Degrees Available

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

UVM General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UVM 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	91
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UVM General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Vermont. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	137

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Botany/Plant 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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers	2,130	$65,850
Medical Scientists	120	$81,340
Natural Sciences Managers	110	$97,340
Biological Scientists	40	$78,070

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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