The main focus area for this major is Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Physiology & Pathology Sciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Gettysburg College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in physiology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for physiology majors, Gettysburg came in at #3. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.
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Part-time undergraduates at Gettysburg paid an average of $1,895 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 | $58,500 | $58,500 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,960 | $13,960 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Gettysburg in Physiology walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $22,463.
The median early career salary of physiology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg is $37,748 per year. That is 44% higher than the national average of $26,260.
Online degrees for the Gettysburg physiology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Gettysburg Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.4% of the physiology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.0%.
Around 21.7% of physiology bachelor’s degree recipients at Gettysburg in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 35 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 46 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physiology and pathology sciences.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 41 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 11 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.