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Biology Schools in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania contains 104 schools that offer biology programs. University of Pennsylvania, the highest-ranking biology school in PA, has a total student population of 24,599 and is the 5th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 104 biology schools in Pennsylvania, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Joseph's University comes out as the most expensive ($34,548/yr), with Bryn Athyn College of the New Church as the lowest recorded at only $9,685/yr.

Biology students from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania alone, there are 180 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $57,710. Biological scientists in this state earn $67,020/yr and there are 380 employed.

Also, within the biology schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biology Programs in Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Swarthmore College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carnegie Mellon University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Haverford College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lafayette College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Temple University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: PhD

Dickinson College

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Drexel University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: PhD

Bryn Mawr College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Muhlenberg College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Ursinus College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Duquesne University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Saint Joseph's University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Allegheny College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Susquehanna University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Saint Vincent College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westminster College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Marywood University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Lycoming College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

York College Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Arcadia University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wilkes University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Mercyhurst College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

King's College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Geneva College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Philadelphia University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Conservation Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Cedar Crest College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Conservation Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Robert Morris University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Point Park University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Immaculata University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Lock Haven University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rosemont College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Alvernia College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Delaware Valley College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

La Roche College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Pennsylvania Interesting Facts

• Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate.
• In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh.
• Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States.
• In 1913 the first automobile service station opened in Pittsburgh.
• In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer.

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