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General Biology at Oberlin College

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General Biology at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. Of the 771 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 2021, 50 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.

Oberlin General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Oberlin General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Oberlin 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
Best General Biology Schools 126
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 224
Most Focused General Biology Schools 284
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Most Popular General Biology Schools 517
Best Value General Biology Schools 760

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Oberlin Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oberlin is $28,688. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin General Biology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 24
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Oberlin 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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers 52,240 $61,930
Medical Scientists 3,430 $79,020
Biological Science Professors 1,850 $95,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,000 $131,680
Biological Scientists 780 $67,780

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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