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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Georgetown.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

Georgetown General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Georgetown 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 369
Best General Biology Schools 378
Best Value General Biology Schools 844
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,270

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biology from Georgetown. This is the #396 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Georgetown Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $22,160. 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 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

68% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at Georgetown awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 33
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 3 students 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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