by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UCCS paid an average of $698 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $333 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $19,572 |
| Fees | $1,632 | $1,658 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,920 | $10,920 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,660 | $4,660 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCCS took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCCS is $29,183 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the UCCS biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCCS Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.5% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at UCCS in 2019-2020, 30.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 89 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 139 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 8 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 48 |
*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.
