General Biology at John Carroll University

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

John Carroll is located in University Heights, Ohio and approximately 3,278 students attend the school each year. Of the 747 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University in 2021, 58 of them were general biology majors.

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.

John Carroll General Biology Degrees Available

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

John Carroll General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how John Carroll performed in these rankings.

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 John Carroll 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
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
Most Popular General Biology Schools	441

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in biology from John Carroll. This makes it the #291 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from John Carroll Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at John Carroll is $25,822. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at John Carroll

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

John Carroll General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from John Carroll in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at John Carroll since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at John Carroll 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 John Carroll University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

John Carroll General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from John Carroll in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

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 OH, the home state for John Carroll University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Medical Scientists	3,430	$79,020
Biological Science Professors	1,850	$95,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Biological Scientists	780	$67,780

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 Patrickneil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.