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Biology Studies at College of the Holy Cross

Biology Studies at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 students attend the school each year.

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

Holy Cross Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Holy Cross Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Holy Cross is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
Biological Scientists 4,470 $84,790
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Biological Science Professors 2,220 $112,390
Life Scientists 430 $111,340

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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