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General Biology at Canisius College

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General Biology at Canisius College

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Canisius College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,820. Of the 611 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College in 2021, 39 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.

Canisius General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Canisius General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Canisius compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Canisius 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
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 556
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 576
Best Value General Biology Schools 634
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 639

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Canisius Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Canisius is $25,120. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biology Student Demographics at Canisius

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

Canisius General Biology Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Canisius. About 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Canisius since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Canisius 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 Canisius College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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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