Undergraduate Post Graduation Placement
What do Biological Sciences students do after graduation? How many enter the workforce versus attending a graduate/professional school? What companies do they work for? What is their average starting salary? What graduate/professional schools do they attend?
Download the complete data set of our graduates' post graduation plans (.pdf files): 2008-2009 & 2001-2007
All charts and graphs listed below are based upon the 2008-2009 dataset.
Employment vs. Graduate/Professional School
Starting Salaries
Industry Employment
Maximum
|
Minimum
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Mean
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Median
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| $65,000 |
$40,000
|
$51,966
|
$52,000
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Academic, Clinical and Temporary Research Employment
Maximum
|
Minimum
|
Mean
|
Median
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| $42,000 |
$25,000
|
$30,187
|
$27,000
|
Employment by Region
Job Titles of Recent Graduates
| 1 |
Research Assistant |
| 2 |
Intramural Research Training Award Fellow
|
| 3 |
Business Technology Analyst
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| |
Analyst |
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Financial Analyst
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Account Sales Representative
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Laboratory Technician
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Research Scientist
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Research Technician
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Science Writer/Editor
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Companies Employing Recent Graduates
| 1 |
National Institute of Health
|
| 2 |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
|
| 3 |
Allegheny General Hospital
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Columbia University
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Hillman Cancer Institute
|
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Massachusetts General Hospital
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Procter & Gamble
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University of Pittsburgh
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Top Ten Programs of Study for Recent Graduates in Graduate or Professional School
| 1 |
Health Care Policy Management
|
| 2 |
Medicine
|
| 3 |
Biological Sciences
|
4
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Biotechnology Management
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Physical Therapy
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Neuroscience
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Genetics
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Molecular Biology
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Psychology (Developmental & Clinical)
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Immunology and Virology
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Top Ten Graduate Schools Attended by Recent Graduates
| 1 |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
3
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Harvard University
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University of California at Berkeley
|
5
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Boston University
|
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Duke University
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| 7 |
Columbia University
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Johns Hopkins University
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Stanford University
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University of Southern California
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Top Ten Professional Schools Attended by Recent Graduates
| 1 |
Johns Hopkins University
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Dartmouth College
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Drexel University
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Temple University
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Case Western Reserve University |
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University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Brooklyn Law School
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Penn State University
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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
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