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Biology Schools
in Des Moines, IA
Grand View University
Drake University
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Biology Schools in Des Moines
Des Moines, IA (population: 200,202) has two biology schools within its city limits. Grand View University, the highest ranked school in the city with a biology program, has a total student population of 2,039. It is the 606th highest ranked school in the USA and the 8th highest in the state of Iowa (#1 is Luther College). To learn more about biology programs in Des Moines, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of biology professors at Grand View University such as Felicitas Avendano, Carrie Berg, Diane Doidge, Ray Fagenbaum, Idit Hazan, and Amethyst Merchant.
Biology students from Des Moines schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today.
Des Moines lies in Polk county, which is one of the 52 counties in Iowa. Overall, the Des Moines-West Des Moines area has 322,000 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $42,120 average annual salary.
Of the 2 biology schools in Des Moines, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Drake University comes out as the most expensive ($23,091/yr) for biology students, with Grand View University as the lowest, reported at only $16,682/yr.
Biology Programs in Des Moines
Grand View University
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
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Cities Near Des Moines
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Des Moines |
| Urbandale | IA | - | 1 | 15.697 | 16 | 5.8 miles |
| West Des Moines | IA | 57,065 | 1 | 4.37611 | 3 | 6.8 miles |
| Ankeny | IA | 45,142 | 2 | 40.688 | 102 | 9.7 miles |
| Ames | IA | 58,120 | 1 | 34.322 | 6 | 30.4 miles |
| Fort Dodge | IA | - | 2 | 25.3587 | 65 | 69.4 miles |
| Cedar Falls | IA | - | 3 | 27.7287 | 174 | 88.8 miles |
| Waterloo | IA | 67,011 | 3 | 23.0675 | 66 | 90.7 miles |