General Biology at St Lawrence University

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 St Lawrence University stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and has a total student population of 2,319. In 2021, 43 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence.

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.

St. Lawrence General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

St. Lawrence General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence 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
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	281
Most Focused General Biology Schools	348

Biology Student Demographics at St. Lawrence

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

St. Lawrence General Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from St. Lawrence. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

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 St Lawrence University.

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.