General Biology at Loras College

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Loras College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,404.

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.

Loras General Biology Degrees Available

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

Loras General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Loras 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 Loras

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

Loras General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Loras since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Loras 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 Loras College with a bachelor's in biology.

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

Loras General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	14

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Biological Scientists	260	$62,320

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 Bahua at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.