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Biology Schools
in CT
Wesleyan University
Trinity College
Fairfield University
Quinnipiac University
Central Connecticut State University
University of New Haven
Western Connecticut State University
Albertus Magnus College
University of Bridgeport
Post University
Connecticut College
Sacred Heart University
University of Hartford
Eastern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
Saint Joseph College
Mitchell College
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Biology Schools in Connecticut
Connecticut contains seventeen schools that offer biology programs. Wesleyan University, the highest-ranking biology school in CT, has a total student population of 3,148 and is the 46th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 17 biology schools in Connecticut, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Hartford comes out as the most expensive ($31,547/yr), with Southern Connecticut State University as the lowest recorded at only $10,305/yr.
Biology students from Connecticut schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Connecticut alone, there are 80 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $71,990. Biological scientists in this state earn $72,380/yr and there are 90 employed.
Also, within the biology schools in Connecticut, the average student population is 1,939 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 2145 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,319 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,907, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Biology Programs in Connecticut
Wesleyan University
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Molecular Biology
Levels offered: Masters, PhD - Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Levels offered: Masters - Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered: Masters - Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters - Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Levels offered: Certificate - Molecular Biology
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Levels offered: Masters - Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Botany/Plant Biology
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters - Molecular Biology
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Levels offered: Associates
Connecticut Interesting Facts
- The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it in New Haven in February 1878.
- The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954.
- Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
- In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury. Later, the copper mine became the infamous New-Gate Prison of the Revolutionary War. Doctor Samuel Higley of Simsbury started the first copper coinage in America in 1737.
- The Scoville Memorial Library is the United States oldest public library. The library collection began in 1771, when Richard Smith, owner of a local blast furnace, used community contributions to buy 200 books in London. Patrons could borrow and return books on the third Monday of every third month. Fees were collected for damages, the most common being "greasing" by wax dripped from the candles by which the patrons read.
Cities in Connecticut
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