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 Lock Haven 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at LHU was ranked #601 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #53 in Pennsylvania.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at LHU was $720 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $322 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,716 | $17,290 |
Fees | $3,162 | $3,412 |
Books and Supplies | $1,803 | $1,803 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,350 | $10,350 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,564 | $4,564 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at LHU in Biology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from LHU make an average of $27,467 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the LHU biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LHU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.7% 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 LHU in 2019-2020, 10.0% were 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 | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 30 |
*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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