Biology Schools

As a professor or instructor of biology classes at one of the 1,843 accredited biology schools in the country, you play a crucial role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in biology, which encompasses biology training at the following levels:

Biology Certificate
Associates degree in Biology
Bachelors degree in Biology
Masters degree in Biology
PhD degree in Biology

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Biology professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
218,980	218,960	224,930	233,270	232,950

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 232,950 biology professionals working in the US. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of biology professionals has grown by 6%.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. This trend is expected to continue over the next 7 years.

National Salary percentiles for Biology professionals

10th percentile	$35,137
25th percentile	$44,588
50th percentile	$58,272
75th percentile	$75,578
90th percentile	$97,348

The median yearly salary earned by biology professionals, in 2010, was $58,272. This is 8% less than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Biology

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$53,352	$55,552	$56,877	$58,080	$58,272

Light Blue: Salaries

Biology professionals' salaries have seen a 9% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Biology Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
10,499	11,403	11,571	12,551	14,621
60,359	64,612	67,078	68,733	72,071
2,608	2,879	3,124	3,186	3,215
5,748	5,785	6,345	6,445	6,985
758	816	837	857	1,049

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Biology
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Biology
Red: Doctorates Degree in Biology
Light blue: Master's Degree in Biology
Grey: Certificate in Biology

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for biology professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 79,972 students graduated from biology degree programs in the US. In 2010, 97,941 students graduated from biology schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 22% growth in the number of biology graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from biology courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Biology Programs offered Nationwide

associate	468
bachelor	1,944
master	777
doctor	514
Certificate	88
Total	3,791

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering biology programs has also increased. There were 1748 biology schools across the country in 2006. And there were 1843 schools in 2010.

Biology Faculty Salaries

Share & Compare

Enter your salary to gain access to our continually growing higher education faculty salary database. Don't worry! This is 100% secure and anonymous.

The number of biology faculty, growth in the field of biology academia and biology faculty salaries is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. This is where we need your help. If you are involved in teaching biology courses to students at the certificate in biology, associates degree in biology, bachelors degree in biology, masters degree in biology, and PhD degree in biology levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of biology. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.