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General Biology at Mount Holyoke College

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General Biology at Mount Holyoke College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Mount Holyoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 students attend the school each year. Of the 628 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College in 2021, 46 of them were general biology majors.

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.

Mt. Holyoke General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Mt. Holyoke General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke 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
Most Focused General Biology Schools 254
341
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 351
Best General Biology Schools 356
Most Popular General Biology Schools 553
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 794

Earnings of Mt. Holyoke Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mt. Holyoke is $28,160. This is 3% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

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

Mt. Holyoke General Biology Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 24
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Mt. Holyoke 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 Mount Holyoke College.

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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