General Biology at College of the Holy Cross

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at College of the Holy Cross stacks up to those at other schools.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 52 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross.

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.

Holy Cross General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Holy Cross General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross 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
Best General Biology Schools	16
	39
	43
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	483
Most Popular General Biology Schools	512
Best Value General Biology Schools	512

Earnings of Holy Cross Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Holy Cross is $36,352. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Holy Cross, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.