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General Biology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

General Biology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479.

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.

FDU General Biology Degrees Available

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

FDU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at FDU 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 FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at FDU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

FDU General Biology Master’s Program

57% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 60

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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Medical Scientists 2,960 $145,300
Biological Science Professors 1,540 $104,140
Biological Scientists 370 $76,330
Life Scientists 300 $85,790

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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