General Biology at Haverford College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Haverford College stacks up to those at other schools.

Haverford is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,307 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Haverford.

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.

Haverford General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Haverford General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Haverford 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 Schools	6
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	50
	55
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Most Focused General Biology Schools	196
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	407
Best Value General Biology Schools	432
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718

Earnings of Haverford Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Haverford is $35,410. This is 30% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Haverford

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

Haverford General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Haverford. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Haverford since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Haverford 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 Haverford College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Haverford also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Haverford 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jackbauerinvc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.