General Biology at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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.

Georgetown General Biology Degrees Available

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

Georgetown General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Georgetown 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 Georgetown

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

Georgetown General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Georgetown General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgetown University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Georgetown University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	31
Biology Studies	29

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biotechnology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Medical Scientists	580	$104,280
Biological Scientists	520	$104,460
Biological Science Professors	390	$142,760

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
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.