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Pennsylvania State University - Berks BS in General Biology

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 Pennsylvania State University - Berks. 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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Rankings for the Penn State Berks BS in Biology

#394 in the U.S
#32 in Pennsylvania

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 Penn State Berks was ranked #394 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #32 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Berks.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid General Biology Graduates 224
Best General Biology Colleges for Veterans 386
Best Colleges for General Biology 394
Best Value Colleges for General Biology 551
Most Focused Colleges for General Biology 790
Most Popular Colleges for General Biology 1,042

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biology from Penn State Berks Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Berks Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Berks paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Berks tuition and fees.

Penn State Berks Biology BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Berks in Biology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,366.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Biology From Penn State Berks?

$29,400 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Berks make an average of $29,400 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $27,753.

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Does Penn State Berks Offer an Online BS in Biology?

Online degrees for the Penn State Berks 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 Penn State Berks Online Learning page.

Penn State Berks Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biology

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
72.2% Women
38.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 18 bachelor’s degrees in biology awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 72.2% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 38.9% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Berks in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BS in Biology Focus Areas at Penn State Berks

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 18

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 25

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References

*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.

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