Biology Studies at Eckerd College

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Eckerd Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Eckerd Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Eckerd 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 Eckerd

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

Eckerd Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

20% 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 Eckerd since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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