General Biology at Lock Haven University

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 Lock Haven University stacks up to those at other schools.

LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,163 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from LHU.

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.

LHU General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

LHU General Biology Rankings

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

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 LHU 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 Value General Biology Schools	168
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416

Earnings of LHU Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at LHU is $28,806. This is 6% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at LHU

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

LHU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from LHU in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at LHU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at LHU 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 Lock Haven University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

LHU 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 Lock Haven University.

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 Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.