Biology at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech graduates about 256 biology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 97 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $34,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Georgia Tech
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Broadband Institute Residential Laboratory, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Health, and Safety, Joseph B. Whitehead Student Health Center, Weber Space Science and Technology Building I, Ford Motor Company Environmental Science and Technology Building, Daniel Environmental Engineering Laboratory; Daniel Lab Addition, Weber Space Science & Technology Building III, Engineering Science and Mechanics Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 43 · Academic 29 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Offices 6 · Chapel 5.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Georgia Tech
- Computer science 95 · #15
- Engineering (all) 93 · #14
- Mechanical engineering 92 · #4
- Math & statistics 89 · #38
- Chemistry & biochem 87 · #37
- Physics & astronomy 87 · #38
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia Tech 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.