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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg Bachelor’s in Biological & Physical Science

The main focus area for this major is Biological & Physical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Biological & Physical Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s in Biological Science

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The biological science major at Penn State Harrisburg is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological Science. 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 Penn State Harrisburg.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Biological & Physical Science Graduates 9
Most Popular Colleges for Biological & Physical Science 187
Most Focused Colleges for Biological & Physical Science 187

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Science from Penn State Harrisburg Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,596 Average Student Debt

Penn State Harrisburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Harrisburg paid an average of $997 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

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 Harrisburg tuition and fees.

Penn State Harrisburg Biological Science Bachelor’s 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 Harrisburg in Biological Science walked away with an average of $26,596 in student debt. That is 9% higher than the national average of $24,290.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Biological Science From Penn State Harrisburg?

$30,600 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of biological science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Harrisburg is $30,600 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,030.

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Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Biological Science?

Online degrees for the Penn State Harrisburg biological science 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 Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Science

12 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 12 students received their bachelor’s degree in biological science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the biological science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.0% of biological science bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bachelor’s in Biological Science Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Sciences 12

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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