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General Biology at Eckerd College

General Biology at Eckerd College

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

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 1,822 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.

Eckerd General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Eckerd General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Eckerd 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 Eckerd

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

Eckerd General Biology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Eckerd since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Eckerd 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 Eckerd College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 34
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Eckerd College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eckerd College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 63

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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Medical Scientists 3,470 $82,990
Biological Scientists 1,770 $71,200
Biological Science Professors 1,590 $90,750
Life Scientists 140 $91,970

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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