General Biology at Tufts 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 Tufts University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 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.

Tufts General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

Tufts General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Tufts 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	82
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Tufts General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tufts University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	58
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tufts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	152
General Biomedical Sciences	129

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biotechnology

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.