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 Mary’s College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at St. Mary's College was ranked #405 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #11 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for St. Mary's College.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at St. Mary’s College paid an average of $1,780 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $44,760 | $44,760 |
Fees | $960 | $960 |
Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,470 | $13,470 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about St. Mary’s College tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at St. Mary’s College took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. 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 St. Mary’s College is $25,658 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the St. Mary’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 St. Mary’s College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at St. Mary’s College in 2019-2020, 31.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 19 |
*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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