Biology at Shippensburg
Shippensburg graduates about 69 biology majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 495th of 692 schools we score for biology, a light program at 42 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 71 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Franklin Science Center, Milton & Doreen Morgan Engineering Laboratory.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 9 · Dining 3 · Arts 3 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 2 · Academic 2.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Shippensburg
- Education 54 · #330
- Public policy & social work 51 · #254
- Math & statistics 45 · #379
- History 45 · #404
- Business & finance 44 · #440
- Communications & media 44 · #452
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Shippensburg 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.