General Biology at Elms College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Elms College stacks up to those at other schools.

Elms College is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and approximately 1,355 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received their master's degree in biology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Elms College General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology

Elms College General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Elms College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Elms College.

Elms College General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 biology majors earned their master's degree from Elms College. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. Elms College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Elms College with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Elms College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.