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Auburn is in the top 10% of the country for biology. More specifically it was ranked #85 out of 841 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Alabama.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Auburn University handed out 304 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is a decrease of 18% over the previous year when 369 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in biology from Auburn. This makes it the #48 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 19 students received their doctoral degrees in biology in 2021, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Biology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Auburn go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $23,818 a year. This is less than $27,253, which is the national median of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Graduates of the master's biology program at Auburn make a median salary of $59,569. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all biology graduates with a master's is $36,880.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Auburn, biology students borrow a median amount of $23,750 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.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the biology program at Auburn is $678 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Auburn University.
The biology program at Auburn awarded 304 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Auburn are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 81% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 20 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 247 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
Other Races | 12 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in biology from Auburn. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Auburn are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 56% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 18 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 8 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 286 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 52 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 19 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 10 |
Biotechnology | 4 |
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