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General Biology at Carleton College

General Biology at Carleton College

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

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 1,940.

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.

Carleton General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Carleton General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Carleton 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 Carleton

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

Carleton General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Carleton since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carleton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 53

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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Medical Scientists 2,920 $92,920
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Biological Science Professors 760 $84,240
Biological Scientists 480 $73,770

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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