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General Biology at Dartmouth College

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292. Of the 1,384 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 2021, 82 of them were general biology majors.

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.

Dartmouth General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

Dartmouth General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Dartmouth performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Dartmouth 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
10
Most Focused General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools 38
39
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 295
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 571

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biology from Dartmouth. This is the #396 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Dartmouth Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dartmouth is $36,770. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 35% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Dartmouth. About 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Dartmouth since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 37
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Dartmouth also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 5 students 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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers 5,130 $61,510
Medical Scientists 390 $116,200
Biological Science Professors 280 $109,320
Biological Scientists 90 $78,780

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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