Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences degree recipients are Isla Vista, CA, Los Angeles, CA, and West Haven, CT. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences degree recipients are Belton, TX, Isla Vista, CA, and West Haven, CT. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Santa Barbara awards the most degrees in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences in the US, but Northeast Ohio Medical University and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences.
Tuition costs for Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences majors are, on average, $11,826 for in-state public colleges, and $61,306 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (13 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (146 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences, is Public, 4-year or above (146 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of California-Santa Barbara has the most Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences degree recipients, with 62 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Northeast Ohio Medical University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences, with 5.78%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences 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 $122,345 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 $122,345 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 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 Optometrists, Biological scientists, and Dentists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Biology majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.91%, from 2.88M in 2021 to 2.99M in 2022.
The largest single share of Biology graduates go on to work as Physicians (14.2%). 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 3.91%, from 2.88M in 2021 to 2.99M in 2022.
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 30 and 29 years old, which represent 3.45% and 3.39% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences are Masters Degree, Research Doctorate, and Bachelors Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Biology are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences.
Non-resident Alien 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 United Arab Emirates that hold Biology degrees (3.87 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 (92,609 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, and Science.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
