Biomathematics & Bioinformatics at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 biomathematics majors received their bachelor's degree from Colby.

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

Colby Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomathematics

Colby Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biomathematics major at Colby is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomathematics & Bioinformatics. 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 Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Schools	43

Biomathematics Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biomathematics & Bioinformatics from Colby in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical biomathematics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biomathematics at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

Careers That Biomathematics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomathematics 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 Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Software Applications Developers	2,270	$90,190
Computer Workers	890	$79,790
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$135,840
Biological Science Professors	240	$74,460

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 Nickline4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.