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Biology Studies at Mercyhurst University

Biology Studies at Mercyhurst University

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

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Mercyhurst Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Mercyhurst Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Mercyhurst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Mercyhurst University.

Mercyhurst Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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 Mercyhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550
Life Scientists 160 $74,310

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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