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General Biology at Marist College

General Biology at Marist College

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

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 6,600.

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.

Marist General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Marist General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Marist 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 Marist

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

Marist General Biology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Marist 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 Marist College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 60
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marist College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 45
General Biomedical Sciences 33

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 NY, the home state for Marist College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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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