A major in biology prepares students for a broad range of future career paths.
These include jobs in applied research and technical work, graduate training in biology, and professional study in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, physical therapy, and other pre-allied health fields.
Typically, graduates pursue careers as:
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of biological technicians is expected to grow 10 percent from 2016 to 2026, which means there will be about 8,400 job openings in the next decade. Additionally, employment of medical laboratory technologists and technicians is projected to grow 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations. An increase in the aging population is expected to lead to a greater need to diagnose medical conditions, such as cancer or type 2 diabetes, through laboratory procedures. (U.S. BLS)
Hartwick’s biology graduates go on to careers in academia, medicine, pharmaceuticals, dentistry, and many other health-related professions, and to further study at some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions.
Hartwick alumni work for:
Recent Hartwick graduates have been accepted to:
Hartwick students conduct research with their faculty. Students have co-authored articles published in leading scientific journals, including Science, one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world.
Majors use computer interfaces for real-time data acquisition with a range of instrumentation, including scanning and transmission electron microscopes, computer-assisted image-analysis workstations, and phase contrast and fluorescence microscopes.
The Hartwick biology program uses research as a teaching tool to help students become broadly-trained biologists. The program provides a background in the main disciplines: anatomy, physiology, genetics, developmental biology, molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, immunology, neurobiology, zoology, botany, conservation biology, ecology, and evolution.
Hartwick’s high-quality biology program demands much of its students, but it gives back even more:
Hartwick’s expert biology faculty are on the cutting edge of research. What’s more, they’re involving students in their scholarship every day.
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