Biology at Creighton
Creighton graduates about 183 biology majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 105th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 48 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 27% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Criss Health Sciences Building, Hixson-Lied Science Building, Rigge Science Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Athletics 4 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Creighton
- Health & pre-med fields 87 · #14
- Business & finance 83 · #47
- Nursing 82 · #23
- Chemistry & biochem 81 · #67
- Languages 80 · #102
- Communications & media 79 · #92
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Creighton with every school we score in biology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.