The 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 Cedar Crest College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Cedar Crest was ranked #493 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #44 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cedar Crest.
Part-time undergraduates at Cedar Crest paid an average of $1,366 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $40,967 | $40,967 |
Fees | $600 | $600 |
Books and Supplies | $3,000 | $3,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,322 | $12,322 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $850 | $850 |
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biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cedar Crest make an average of $35,060 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Cedar Crest 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 Cedar Crest Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 40.0% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at Cedar Crest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 |
Genetics | 3 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 4 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 5 |
*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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