General Biology at Bowdoin College
Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and approximately 1,777 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Bowdoin.
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.
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Bowdoin General Biology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Bowdoin General Biology Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Bowdoin performed in these rankings.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The biology major at Bowdoin 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 |
|---|---|
| Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 1 |
| Best General Biology Schools | 1 |
| 6 | |
| 8 | |
| Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 251 |
| Best Value General Biology Schools | 267 |
| Most Focused General Biology Schools | 382 |
| Most Popular General Biology Schools | 718 |
How Much Do Biology Graduates from Bowdoin Make?
The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bowdoin is $44,658. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 64% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.
Biology Student Demographics at Bowdoin
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Bowdoin College.
Bowdoin General Biology Bachelor’s Program
About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin College with a bachelor's in biology.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Bowdoin also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 ME, the home state for Bowdoin College.
| Occupation | Jobs in ME | Average Salary in ME |
|---|---|---|
| High School Teachers | 5,790 | $54,240 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 300 | $135,840 |
| Biological Science Professors | 240 | $74,460 |
| Medical Scientists | 180 | $109,900 |
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 Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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