by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Florida Institute of Technology. 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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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 Florida Tech was ranked #922 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #29 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for Florida Tech.
Part-time undergraduates at Florida Tech paid an average of $1,188 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $42,346 | $42,346 |
| Fees | $900 | $900 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,400 | $10,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,600 | $3,600 |
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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. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Florida Tech took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,366.
Florida Tech 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 Florida Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at Florida Tech in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 2 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 |
| Genetics | 5 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 17 |
*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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