by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at New England College. 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 biology major at NEC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for NEC.
Part-time undergraduates at NEC paid an average of $1,840 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,439 | $25,439 |
| Fees | $1,220 | $1,220 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,070 | $16,070 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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NEC 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 NEC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 70.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 29.4% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at NEC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 3 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 14 |
*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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