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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

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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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See Also

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