Biology Schools in Missouri
Missouri contains
37 schools that offer biology programs.
Webster University,
the highest-ranking biology school in MO, has a total student population of 19,372 and
is the
177th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 37 biology schools
in Missouri,
only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Saint Louis University-Main Campus comes out as the most expensive ($31,255/yr),
with East Central College as the lowest recorded at only $5,710/yr.
Biology students from Missouri 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.
In fact, in the Missouri alone, there are
320 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of
$50,180. Biological scientists in this state earn
$63,230/yr and there are 620 employed.
Also, within the biology schools
in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from biology,
there are 4755 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,482 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,695, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Biology Programs in Missouri
Webster University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Westminster College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Stephens College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Lindenwood University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Environmental Biology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Washington University in St Louis
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Botany/Plant Biology
Levels offered:
PhD
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Levels offered:
PhD
Developmental Biology and Embryology
Levels offered:
PhD
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
Levels offered:
PhD
University of Missouri-Columbia
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Conservation Biology
Levels offered:
Certificate
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Microbiology, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Levels offered:
Masters
Saint Louis University-Main Campus
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Microbiology, General
Levels offered:
PhD
Molecular Biology
Levels offered:
PhD
Truman State University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Missouri State University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Northwest Missouri State University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Rockhurst University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Masters
Drury University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Southeast Missouri State University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
William Jewell College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Levels offered:
Masters
Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
Levels offered:
Masters
University of Missouri-St Louis
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Fontbonne University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Missouri Southern State University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Park University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Missouri Baptist University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Evangel University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Southwest Baptist University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
William Woods University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Columbia College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Avila University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Culver-Stockton College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Hannibal-Lagrange College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Crowder College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Missouri Valley College
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Missouri Western State University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Lincoln University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
East Central College
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Missouri Interesting Facts
- Missouri is known as the "Show Me State".
- The 'Show Me State' expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me."
- The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912.
- The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis. In 3 hours, it tore through the town on March 18, 1925 leaving a 980-foot wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees, and overturned cars. It left 823 people dead and almost 3,000 injured.
- At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea.
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