Biology at Utah State
Utah State graduates about 174 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 407th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 52 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 34% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $30 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Utah State
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Student Health and Wellness Center, Development Skills Laboratory (DSL), Animal Science, Life Sciences (LSB), Industrial Science (IS), Military Science, Laboratory Animal Research Center (LARC), Nutrition & Food Science, Art Sculpture Laboratory (ASL), Eccles Science Learning Center (ESLC), Engineering Laboratory (ENLAB), Science and Engineering Research (SER).
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 60 · Student housing 49 · Dorm 22 · Athletics 10 · Arts 2 · Library 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Utah State
- Education 73 · #80
- Health & pre-med fields 64 · #212
- Communications & media 63 · #218
- English & writing 61 · #228
- Nursing 61 · #169
- History 60 · #192
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Utah State 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.