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General Biology at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Iowa General Biology Degrees Available

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

Iowa General Biology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa General Biology Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at Iowa awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Iowa, 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 of Iowa with a master's in biology.

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

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Medical Scientists 870 $67,730
Biological Science Professors 730 $101,810
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Biological Scientists 260 $62,320

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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