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General Biology at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Temple General Biology Degrees Available

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

Temple General Biology Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple General Biology Master’s Program

56% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at Temple awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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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