General Biology at Creighton University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Creighton University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 8,770 students attend the school each year.

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.

Creighton General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

Creighton General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Creighton 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Creighton

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

Creighton General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Creighton since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Creighton 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 Creighton University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Creighton General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Creighton University with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Creighton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	82
General Biomedical Sciences	2

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 NE, the home state for Creighton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Medical Scientists	620	$83,110
Biological Science Professors	430	$87,040
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$89,620
Biological Scientists	150	$74,790

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 Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.