2024 Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general biology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Delaware to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general biology. Combined, these schools handed out 229 bachelor's degrees in general biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general biology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general biology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Biology in Delaware

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general biology.

Top Delaware Schools for a Bachelor's in Biology

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

184 Annual Graduates

$23,403 Median Starting Salary

$25,261 Median Student Debt

University of Delaware is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general biology. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the biology program earn about $23,403 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from University of Delaware

2

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

35 Annual Graduates

$28,314 Median Starting Salary

$26,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general biology needs to check out Delaware State University. Del State is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Dover.

General Biology bachelor's degree recipients from Delaware State University earn a boost of around $2,456 above the average income of general biology graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in general biology from Delaware State University

Best General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	6,379
Pennsylvania	274	4,093
Maryland	207	1,695
New Jersey	193	2,569
District of Columbia	126	439

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General Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, General Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Biology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biology Studies	229

Most Popular Majors Related to Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	84
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	24
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	18
Biotechnology	14
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	9
Zoology	6
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.