by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Alverno College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Alverno was ranked #516 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #19 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for Alverno.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Alverno was $1,242 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,808 | $29,808 |
| Fees | $850 | $850 |
| Books and Supplies | $768 | $768 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,770 | $8,770 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,020 | $5,020 |
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biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Alverno make an average of $34,704 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Alverno does not offer an online option for its biology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Alverno Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 70.0% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at Alverno in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 7 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 |
*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.
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