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1 College Hall 34th and Spruce Sts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6303
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1801 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122-6096
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3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131-1395
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School House Lane and Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144-5497
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9601 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118-2693
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1900 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141-1199
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9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114-2009
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600 S 43rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4495
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1020 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Philadelphia, PA (population: 1,445,993) has ten biology schools within its city limits. University of Pennsylvania, the highest ranked school in the city with a biology program, has a total student population of 24,599. It is the 5th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Pennsylvania. To learn more about biology programs in Philadelphia, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of biology professors at University of Pennsylvania such as Vishal Arora, Andrew Binns, Michael Cancro, Anthony Cashmore, Dadal, and Matthew Hoelzle.

Biology students from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Metropolitan area alone, there are 30 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average salary of $60,210. Biological scientists in this area earn $67,540/yr and there are 200 employed.

Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.109 out of every 1000 jobs in Philadelphia are held by biological scientists, and 0.018/1000 are held by zoologists and wildlife biologists.

Of the 10 biology schools in Philadelphia, only 3 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) for biology students, with Holy Family University as the lowest, reported at only $14,145/yr.

Biology Programs in Philadelphia


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
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
Drexel University
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
    Levels offered: PhD
Saint Joseph's University
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Philadelphia University
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Conservation Biology
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Chestnut Hill College
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
La Salle University
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
Holy Family University
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Microbiology, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors

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