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General Biology at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. Of the 682 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in 2021, 44 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.

Vassar General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Vassar General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Vassar 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 Vassar 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
110
116
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools 395
Best Value General Biology Schools 611

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biology from Vassar. This is the #396 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Vassar Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vassar is $32,836. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Vassar. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Vassar since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Vassar 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 30
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Vassar 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 Vassar 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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