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Biology Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Biology Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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

UMN Twin Cities Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UMN Twin Cities

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMN Twin Cities offers distance education options for biological sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UMN Twin Cities Biology Studies Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 58% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Biological Science Professors 760 $84,240
Biological Scientists 480 $73,770
Life Scientists 410 $81,780

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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