Career Outcomes

Students in the Biological Sciences Ph.D. program at the University of Maryland have an excellent record of career success after graduation. The majority of graduates go on to either postdoctoral research positions or research-related careers.

Below are the career outcomes of Biological Sciences Ph.D. recipients from 2015 to 2024 based on data collected by Academic Analytics.

Top job titles:

Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate/Researcher
Senior Scientist
Assistant Professor
Director
Lecturer
Data Scientist
Bioinformatician
Biologist
Microbiologist
Scientist