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 Missouri - Columbia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Mizzou was ranked #199 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #5 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mizzou.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mizzou was $920 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $311 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,330 | $27,612 |
| Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
Learn more about Mizzou tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mizzou in Biology walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $28,707 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the Mizzou 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 Mizzou Online Learning page.
About 64.6% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.8% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at Mizzou in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 139 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 189 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 60 |
*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.
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