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 Rowan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. Rowan was ranked #129 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for biology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for Rowan.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Rowan paid an average of $717 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $368 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 | $9,573 | $18,605 |
Fees | $3,366 | $3,366 |
Books and Supplies | $1,850 | $1,850 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,937 | $14,937 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,185 | $5,185 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Rowan took out an average of $24,167 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Rowan make an average of $31,824 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the Rowan 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 Rowan Online Learning page.
About 64.7% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 44.1% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at Rowan in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 28 |
Black or African American | 35 |
Hispanic or Latino | 43 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
White | 146 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 272 |
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 | 50 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 5 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 6 |
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*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.