General Biology at Castleton University

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

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and approximately 2,211 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Castleton.

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.

Castleton General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Castleton General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Castleton 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 Castleton 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 Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,037
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,136
Most Focused General Biology Schools	1,153
Most Popular General Biology Schools	1,339

Biology Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from Castleton in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Castleton since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor's in biology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers	2,130	$65,850
Medical Scientists	120	$81,340
Natural Sciences Managers	110	$97,340
Biological Scientists	40	$78,070

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 Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.