by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at SUNY Plattsburgh. 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 SUNY Plattsburgh was ranked #441 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #40 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Plattsburgh.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SUNY Plattsburgh paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,504 | $1,504 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,170 | $14,170 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,750 | $2,750 |
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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 SUNY Plattsburgh in Biology walked away with an average of $25,950 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 SUNY Plattsburgh is $28,055 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,753.
SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh Online Learning page.
About 66.1% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SUNY Plattsburgh in 2019-2020, 25.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 28 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 7 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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.
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