General Biology at University of Northern Iowa

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of Northern Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UNI General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology

UNI General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from UNI in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. UNI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UNI, 100% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 Northern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.