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General Biology at Franklin and Marshall College

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General Biology at Franklin and Marshall College

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

Franklin and Marshall is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,254 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Franklin and Marshall.

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.

Franklin and Marshall General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Franklin and Marshall General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Franklin and Marshall compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Franklin and Marshall 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
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 177
Best General Biology Schools 182
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 285
Most Focused General Biology Schools 354
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 547
Most Popular General Biology Schools 636
Best Value General Biology Schools 791

Earnings of Franklin and Marshall Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Franklin and Marshall is $25,511. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at Franklin and Marshall

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

Franklin and Marshall General Biology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Franklin and Marshall. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Franklin and Marshall 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 Franklin and Marshall College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Franklin and Marshall also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for Franklin and Marshall College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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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