by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Arizona State University - Skysong. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at ASU - Skysong was ranked #573 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #5 in Arizona.
Here are some of the other rankings for ASU - Skysong.
Part-time undergraduates at ASU - Skysong paid an average of $541 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $10,710 | $10,820 |
| Fees | $108 | $108 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
Learn more about ASU - Skysong tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at ASU - Skysong in Biology walked away with an average of $22,350 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from ASU - Skysong make an average of $30,771 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the biology bachelor’s degree program at ASU - Skysong. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ASU - Skysong Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.2% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at ASU - Skysong in 2019-2020, 31.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 71 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 104 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 34 |
*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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