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General Biology at Purchase College

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

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and has a total student population of 3,685. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Purchase College.

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.

Purchase College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Purchase College General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Purchase College 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 Purchase College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 402
637
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 720
Best General Biology Schools 805
Most Popular General Biology Schools 833
Most Focused General Biology Schools 845

Earnings of Purchase College Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purchase College is $23,844. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College General Biology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Purchase College. About 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Purchase College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purchase College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Purchase College also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student 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 NY, the home state for Purchase 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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