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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. North Dakota State University is in the top 10% of the country for biology. More specifically it was ranked #73 out of 983 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in North Dakota.
Here are some of the other rankings for North Dakota State University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at North Dakota State University was $531 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $355 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,606 | $12,909 |
Fees | $1,427 | $1,427 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $8,878 | $8,878 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,400 | $3,400 |
Learn more about North Dakota State University tuition and fees.
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 North Dakota State University in Biology walked away with an average of $24,250 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University is $34,704 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $27,753.
North Dakota State University 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 North Dakota State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.5% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 12.9% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at North Dakota State University 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 | 2 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 106 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 124 |
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 | 13 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 20 |
Zoology | 4 |
Biotechnology | 10 |
*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.