General Biology at Biola University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Biola University stacks up to those at other schools.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and has a total student population of 5,815. Of the 826 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Biola University in 2021, 44 of them were general biology majors.

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.

Biola General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Biola General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Biola performed in these rankings.

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 major at Biola 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	403
	409
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	698
Best Value General Biology Schools	732

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Biola Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Biola is $27,443. This is 1% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Biola

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

Biola General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from Biola in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Biola University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 CA, the home state for Biola University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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
• Image Credit: By Robert J. Boser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.