Biology Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

If you plan to study biology education, take a look at what University of Nebraska - Lincoln has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in biology teacher education from UNL.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNL Biology Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education

UNL Biology Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology teacher education progam at UNL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology teacher education major at UNL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Biology Education Schools	46
Most Focused Biology Education Schools	133

Biology Teacher Education Student Demographics at UNL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology teacher education majors at University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

UNL Biology Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biology Education from UNL in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical biology teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology teacher education at UNL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in biology teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNL also has a doctoral program available in biology teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Spanish Education

Careers That Biology Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Middle School Teachers	3,460	$60,280
Biological Science Professors	430	$87,040

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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