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Biological & Physical Science at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

Biological & Physical Science at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study biological & physical science, take a look at what Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

Penn State University Park Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Biological Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

Penn State University Park Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The biological science major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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 Science Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biological science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 36
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810

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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