Biology
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Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Biology degree recipients are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, and San Diego, CA. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Biology degree recipients are Manhasset, NY, Bluefield, VA, and Collegeville, PA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Biology is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Biology and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Biology in the US, but The Rockefeller University and Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biology.
Tuition costs for Biology majors are, on average, $9,132 for in-state public colleges, and $43,000 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Biology programs are N/A institutions (N/A total). N/A
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Biology.
Out of all institutions that offer Biology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, The Rockefeller University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biology, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Biology by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Biology graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Biology majors is $125,220 and the most common occupations are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.
The industry that employs the most Biology majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.
The average salary for Biology majors is $125,220 and the most common occupations are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Biology majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Biology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Biology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Biology majors, by number of employees, are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Biology majors working as N/A.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Biology majors are N/A.
The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.95%, from 2.99M in 2022 to 3.11M in 2023.
The largest single share of Biology graduates go on to work as Physicians (13.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Biology by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Biology majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Offices of physicians.
The highest paying industries of Biology majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers, and Paper & paper products merchant wholesalers.
The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.95%, from 2.99M in 2022 to 3.11M in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Biology graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Biology.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Biology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Biology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Biology. The most common ages of employees with this major are N/A and N/A years old, which represent N/A% and N/A% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Biology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Biology are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Biology.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in N/A that hold Biology degrees (N/A times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (95,613 degree recipients).