General Biology at Skidmore 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 Skidmore College stacks up to those at other schools.

Skidmore is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 2,582. Of the 671 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College in 2021, 23 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.

Skidmore General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Skidmore General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Skidmore 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 Skidmore 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
	561
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	791
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	832

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Skidmore Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Skidmore is $24,359. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at Skidmore

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

Skidmore General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Skidmore, about 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Skidmore since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Skidmore 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 Skidmore College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Skidmore also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 NY, the home state for Skidmore College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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 Peter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.