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Science, Technology & Society at Colby College

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Science, Technology & Society at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155. Of the 711 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colby College in 2021, 13 of them were science, technology and society majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Science, Technology & Society section at the bottom of this page.

Colby Science, Technology & Society Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Tech & Society

Colby Science, Technology & Society Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks science, tech and society programs across the country. The following shows how Colby performed in these rankings.

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 science, tech and society major at Colby is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Science, Technology & Society. 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
7
Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Science, Technology & Society Schools 8
8
Most Focused Science, Technology & Society Schools 8
Most Popular Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools 22

Science, Tech & Society Student Demographics at Colby

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the science, tech and society majors at Colby College.

Colby Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology & Society from Colby in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical science, tech and society bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in science, tech and society 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 science, tech and society.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Science, Tech & Society Grads May Go Into

A degree in science, tech and society 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
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840

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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