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The bachelor's program at BGSU was ranked #285 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #10 in Ohio.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus handed out 117 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is a decrease of 8% over the previous year when 127 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in biology from BGSU. This makes it the #80 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.
Biology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from BGSU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $27,176 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.
Biology majors graduating with a master's degree from BGSU make a median salary of $43,132 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all biology graduates with a master's is $36,880.
While getting their bachelor's degree at BGSU, biology students borrow a median amount of $26,000 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $25,375 for all biology majors across the country.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the biology program at BGSU is $340 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from BGSU. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at BGSU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 72% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 84 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 14 |
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 95% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 19 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 10 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 5 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2 |
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