We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how UND ranks in comparison to other schools with biology programs.
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The bachelor's program at UND was ranked #136 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #1 in North Dakota.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of North Dakota handed out 96 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is an increase of 20% over the previous year when 80 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in biology from UND. This makes it the #264 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in biology in 2021, making the school the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Biology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UND go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $27,099 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UND, biology students borrow a median amount of $22,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all biology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,375.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of North Dakota.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from UND. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UND are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 86% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of North Dakota with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 83 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 3 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 biology majors earned their master's degree from UND. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 60% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of North Dakota with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 6 |
Zoology | 5 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.