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Marine Biology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Marine Biology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UMBC Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UMBC Marine Biology Rankings

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC Marine Biology Master’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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In the biological oceanography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in biological oceanography.

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

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Biological Scientists 4,100 $103,790
Natural Sciences Managers 3,370 $148,310
Biological Science Professors 760 $89,650

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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