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General Biology at Macalester College

General Biology at Macalester College

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049.

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.

Macalester General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Macalester General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Macalester 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 Macalester

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

Macalester General Biology Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Macalester 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 Macalester College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 27
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Macalester College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 56

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Medical Scientists 2,920 $92,920
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Biological Science Professors 760 $84,240
Biological Scientists 480 $73,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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