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General Biology at York College of Pennsylvania

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General Biology at York College of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what York College of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,039. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from YCP.

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.

YCP General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

YCP General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how YCP performed in these rankings.

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 YCP 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 General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 106
Most Popular General Biology Schools 664

Earnings of YCP Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at YCP is $33,386. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at YCP

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

YCP General Biology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from YCP in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at YCP 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 York College of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

YCP 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 PA, the home state for York College of Pennsylvania.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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