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General Biology at Gannon University

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

Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,251 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Gannon.

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.

Gannon General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Gannon General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Gannon 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 Gannon 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 501
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 751
Most Focused General Biology Schools 881

Earnings of Gannon Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gannon is $22,745. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biology Student Demographics at Gannon

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

Gannon General Biology Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at Gannon awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Gannon since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Gannon 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 Gannon University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Gannon 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 Gannon University.

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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