General Biology at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Geisinger Commonwealth is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 607 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.

Geisinger Commonwealth General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology

Online Classes Are Available at Geisinger Commonwealth

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Geisinger Commonwealth does offer online education options in biology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Geisinger Commonwealth General Biology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Biology Student Demographics at Geisinger Commonwealth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Geisinger Commonwealth General Biology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students earned a master's degree in biology from Geisinger Commonwealth. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 PA, the home state for Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.