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General Biology at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Colby.

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.

Colby General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Colby General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology 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 biology major at Colby 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 375
Most Focused General Biology Schools 454
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 603
Most Popular General Biology Schools 704

Biology Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby General Biology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from Colby in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Colby 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 ME, the home state for Colby 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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