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General Biology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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General Biology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Ohio State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 482 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Ohio State.

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.

Ohio State General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

Ohio State General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Ohio State 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 Ohio State 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 Value General Biology Schools 425

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biology from Ohio State. This is the #396 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $27,470. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 482 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ohio State. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 75
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 307
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 26

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 13 students 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus.

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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