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The bachelor's program at SLU was ranked #179 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #4 in Missouri.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Saint Louis University handed out 75 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is an increase of 6% over the previous year when 71 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in biology from SLU. This makes it the #251 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in biology in 2021, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SLU is $19,366. This is less than $27,253, which is the national median of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at SLU, biology students borrow a median amount of $25,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all biology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,375.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the biology program at SLU is $400 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Saint Louis University.
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 57% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 17 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 43 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 4 |
Of the 6 biology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SLU, about 50% were men and 50% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at SLU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Saint Louis University with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 4 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 50 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 17 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 14 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 12 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 4 |
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