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Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill 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 - Schuylkill. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Schuylkill BS in Biology

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 biology major at Penn State Schuylkill 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 Penn State Schuylkill.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid General Biology Graduates 219
Most Focused Colleges for General Biology 220
Most Popular Colleges for General Biology 1,328

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

$14,476 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Schuylkill Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Schuylkill paid an average of $936 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $555 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $22,474
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 Schuylkill tuition and fees.

Penn State Schuylkill Biology BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill?

$29,400 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Schuylkill is $29,400 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $27,753.

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Does Penn State Schuylkill Offer an Online BS in Biology?

Penn State Schuylkill 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 Penn State Schuylkill Online Learning page.

Penn State Schuylkill Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biology

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
There were 9 bachelor’s degrees in biology awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2018-2019, 66.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Penn State Schuylkill in biology at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Biology Focus Areas at Penn State Schuylkill

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 9

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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