General Biology at Hood College

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Hood College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,042.

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.

Hood General Biology Degrees Available

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

Hood General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Hood 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 Hood

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

Hood General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Hood 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 Hood College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hood General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Hood, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Hood College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hood College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	29
Biology Studies	15

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

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 MD, the home state for Hood College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650

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 Andrew.Belair under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.