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 Baylor University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Baylor paid an average of $1,856 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 | $44,544 | $44,544 |
| Fees | $4,702 | $4,702 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,284 | $1,284 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,274 | $13,274 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,276 | $3,276 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Baylor took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Baylor is $25,001 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Baylor 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 Baylor Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.9% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at Baylor in 2019-2020, 41.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 32 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 127 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 229 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 74 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 7 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 54 |
*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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