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 Saint Peter’s University. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Saint Peter's College was ranked #841 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #20 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for Saint Peter's College.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Saint Peter’s College was $1,255 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $37,660 | $37,660 |
Fees | $1,100 | $1,100 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,950 | $15,950 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,300 | $1,300 |
Learn more about Saint Peter’s College 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 Saint Peter’s College in Biology walked away with an average of $26,900 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Saint Peter’s College is $24,421 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the Saint Peter’s College 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 Saint Peter’s College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.8% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 82.5% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at Saint Peter’s College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 13 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 43 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 80 |
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 | 6 |
*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.