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General Biology at Arcadia University

General Biology at Arcadia University

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

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,300.

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

Arcadia General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Arcadia General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Arcadia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Arcadia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Arcadia University.

Arcadia General Biology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Arcadia 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 Arcadia University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arcadia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 84

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Arcadia University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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