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General Biology at University of Maryland - College Park

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General Biology at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UMCP General Biology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMCP

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMCP offers distance education options for biology at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UMCP General Biology Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP General Biology Master’s Program

64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at UMCP awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UMCP, 73% 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 Maryland - College Park 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 2
White 8
International Students 0
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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Medical Scientists 5,010 $105,780
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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