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General Biology at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in biology.

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.

UAlbany General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

UAlbany General Biology Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany General Biology Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 biology majors earned their master's degree from UAlbany. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UAlbany, 60% 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 at Albany with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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