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General Biology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

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General Biology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

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

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,202. In 2021, 12 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from MCLA.

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.

MCLA General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

MCLA General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at MCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at MCLA 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
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Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 128
Best Value General Biology Schools 142
Best General Biology Schools 216
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 216
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 565
Most Focused General Biology Schools 673
Most Popular General Biology Schools 1,236

Earnings of MCLA Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at MCLA is $42,359. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 55% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at MCLA

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

MCLA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from MCLA in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Medical Scientists 13,430 $92,980
Biological Scientists 4,470 $84,790
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Biological Science Professors 2,220 $112,390

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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