University of Maryland - Baltimore County BS in Biology Studies

342 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Biology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from UMBC Cost?

$9,420 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UMBC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMBC paid an average of $1,010 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $361 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,704	$24,338
Fees	$716	$716
Books and Supplies	$1,600	$1,600
On Campus Room and Board	$12,616	$12,616
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,482	$3,482

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Does UMBC Offer an Online BS in Biological Sciences?

Online degrees for the UMBC biological sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMBC Online Learning page.

UMBC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Sciences

342 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

64.9% Women

61.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 342 students received their bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 64.9% of the biological sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences at UMBC in 2019-2020, 61.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	109
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	18
Native American or Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	115
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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*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.