General Biology at Lewis & Clark 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 Lewis & Clark College stacks up to those at other schools.

Lewis and Clark College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,157. In 2021, 39 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark College.

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.

Lewis and Clark College General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Lewis and Clark College General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Lewis and Clark College 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 Lewis and Clark College 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	335
	468
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	556

Earnings of Lewis and Clark College Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lewis and Clark College is $26,344. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at Lewis and Clark College

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

Lewis and Clark College General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from Lewis and Clark College in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Lewis and Clark College since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Lewis and Clark College 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 Lewis & Clark College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular 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 OR, the home state for Lewis & Clark College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Medical Scientists	1,720	$90,050
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Biological Scientists	770	$69,930
Biological Science Professors	470	$96,920

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 Otebig (talk) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.