Biology: Further Educational Opportunities
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Examples of careers available to biology graduates (some of these require additional training beyond the B.S. degree):
- Agricultural sciences
- Agronomist
- Biotechnologist
- Botanist
- Crime Lab Analyst
- Cytotechnologist
- Ecologist
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Environmental Health Inspector
- Food Scientist/Technologist
- Food and Drug Inspector
- Forester
- Geneticist
- Histologist
- Horticulturist
- Industrial Hygienist
- Marine Biologist
- Microbiologist
- Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Nurse
- Park Naturalist
- Pharmacologist
- Pharmacist
- Physician/Physician's Assistant
- Public Health Service officer
- Physical Therapist
- Researcher
- Respiratory Therapist
- Toxicologist
- Veterinarian
- Water/Wastewater Management
- Wildlife Biologist
- Zoologist
Email our department at mgray@edu.bju to be put in contact with one of the alumni of our program.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Biology is also excellent preparation for graduate and professional schools. Completion of such programs opens additional career options. Our students have successfully completed graduate programs in nearly every area of biology from agronomy to zoology. See examples of such programs below:
- agronomy
- anatomy
- biotechnology
- botany
- embryology
- entomology
- genetics
- microbiology
- molecular biology
- poultry science
- toxicology
- wildlife biology
- zoology
A wide variety of schools have accepted our students for graduate work. Some of the schools are listed below by state.
| State | School |
| AL | University of Alabama, Birmingham Auburn University |
| AR | University of Arkansas |
| AZ | University of Arizona Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| CA | Loma Linda University |
| CO | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| CT | University of Connecticut |
| DC | George Washington University Georgetown University |
| FL | University of Florida University of South Florida |
| GA | Emory University Medical College of Georgia The University of Georgia |
| IA | University of Iowa University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences |
| IL | Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Northwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Rush Medical College Southern Illinois University University of Chicago University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana |
| IN | Indiana University University of Indianapolis Valparaiso University |
| KS | University of Kansas |
| LA | Tulane University |
| MA | Boston University Tufts University |
| MD | Johns Hopkins University University of Maryland |
| MI | Ferris State University Michigan State University University of Michigan Wayne State University |
| MN | Mayo Medical School University of Minnesota |
| MO | Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine St. Louis University University of Missouri, Kansas City Washington University |
| NC | Campbell University North Carolina State University University of North Carolina Wake Forest University |
| NE | Creighton University University of Nebraska |
| NJ | University of Medicine and Dentistry |
| NY | SUNY at Buffalo SUNY at Syracuse |
| OH | Case Western Reserve University Medical College of Ohio Ohio State University Wright State University |
| OK | Oklahoma State University University of Oklahoma |
| OR | Oregon Health Sciences University Oregon State University Pacific University College of Optometry |
| PA | Beaver College Hahnemann University Jefferson Medical College Pennsylvania College of Optometry Pennsylvania State University Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Temple University University of Pittsburgh |
| SC | Clemson University Medical University of South Carolina University of South Carolina |
| TN | East Tennessee State University Southern College of Optometry Trevecca Nazarene University University of Tennessee |
| TX | Baylor College of Medicine Texas A & M University Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine University of Houston University of Texas |
| VA | Medical College of Virginia Shenandoah University University of Virginia |
| WI | Medical College of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin |
| WV | Alderson Broaddus College Marshall University West Virginia University |