Biology Studies at Boston College

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year.

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

Boston College Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Boston College Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Boston College.

Boston College Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston College since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Boston College 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 Boston College with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	124
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Life Scientists	430	$111,340

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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