General Biology at University of Holy Cross

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

UHC is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 1,137 students attend the school each year.

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.

UHC General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

UHC General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UHC 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Holy Cross.

UHC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UHC 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 University of Holy Cross with a bachelor's in biology.

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

UHC General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Holy Cross with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at University of Holy Cross. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	11
General Biomedical Sciences	10

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for University of Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Biological Scientists	700	$66,100
Natural Sciences Managers	320	$94,850
Biological Science Professors	230	$82,610
Life Scientists	190	$62,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.