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 Seton Hall University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Seton Hall paid an average of $1,315 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $42,920 | $42,920 |
Fees | $2,370 | $2,370 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,368 | $15,368 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,000 | $3,000 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Seton Hall in Biology walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall is $24,228 per year. That is 13% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall Online Learning page.
About 69.0% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.5% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at Seton Hall in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 30 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 62 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 129 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 13 |
*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.
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