Overview of Major
Potential Job Titles
Examples of Internships
Possible Career Fields
Possible Work Settings
Important Skills and Abilities
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Biology Majors
Where Recent Biology Graduates Were Hired
Overview of Major
The Biology major is designed to provide the depth, scope, and skills necessary for admission to graduate and professional schools or for the job market. After graduation, many Biology majors pursue more specialized study in medicine, nursing and biological studies. Others prepare for teaching careers by doing graduate work in biology, life sciences or biotechnology while others move directly into careers in research and development, pharmaceutical sales, public health or government.
Resources
Potential Job Titles
- Research Lab Assistant
- Medical Assistant
- Peace Corp Volunteer
- Technical Writer
- Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
- Teacher
- Lobbyist
- Physical Therapy Technician
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Research Analyst
- Medical Technologist I
- Management Trainee
- Neonatology Research Assistant
- Assistant Ophthalmology Technician
- Foreign Service Officer
- Microbiology Research Assistant
- Medical Service Officer
- Veterinary Technician
Examples of Internships
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Loyola University Maryland
- National Institutes of Health
- Becton Dickinson
- National Cancer Institute
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- CIGNA Corporation
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Veterans Administration
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Possible Career Fields
Biotechnology
- Research & development
- Laboratory testing
- Teaching
Genetics
- Research & development
- Genetic counseling
Microbiology
- Research
- Teaching
- Production
- Quality control
Mycology, Systematic Biology, Entomology
- Teaching
- Research
- Field & laboratory
- Consulting
- Taxonomy
- Toxicology
- Control & survey
- Extension
- Inspection
- Medicine
Marine & Aquatic Biology, Zoology
- Food
- Research
- Inspection
- Teaching
- Animal care/Training
- Animal behavior
- Research
- Curator
Biomedical
- Physiology
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Nutrition
- Immunology & pathology
- Research
- Teaching
- Quality control
Bioinformatics
Education
Technical Writing, Illustration, Photography
Technical & Pharmaceutical Sales
Legislation/Law
- Lobbying
- Patent & environmental law
- Regulatory affairs
Possible Work Settings
- Colleges
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Biotechnology firms
- Federal & state agencies & labs
- Research labs
- Hospitals
- Consulting firms
- Zoos & aquariums
- Conservation agencies
- Museums
- Preserves & parks
- Drug companies
- Publishers
- Newspapers & journals
- Law firms
- Government
Important Skills and Abilities
- Problem solving
- Team player
- Teaching
- Interpersonal
- Communication
- Detailed oriented
- Research
- Analytical
- Work well under pressure
- Customer service
- Sales
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Biology Majors
- MD
- Master of Public Health
- PhD, Immunology
- MS, Bioethics
- Doctor of Dental Medicine
- MS, Pharmacology
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- MS, Marine Biology
- Master in Physician Assistant Studies
- Nursing
- Applied Molecular Biology
Where Recent Biology Graduates Were Hired
The Career Center at Loyola University Maryland conducts an annual follow-up survey with new Loyola graduates between six and nine months after Commencement to paint a comprehensive picture of the professional paths each class has chosen.
Here's a snapshot of where our biology majors were hired or went on to graduate school:
Companies
Dentist Office (not named) -Dental Assistant
Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education - Substitute Teacher
Hofstra Universtiy - Teaching Assistant
Johns Hopkins University -Laboratory Technologist
Mercy Medical Center - Medical Assistant (2)
Montfort College - Teacher of Biology, English Teacher
Montgomery Orthopedics - Medical Assistant
Morristown Surgical Associates -Medical Assistant
NYC Parks Department Seasonal - Urban Park Ranger
Overlook Medical Center - Patient Care Technician
Pfizer - Clinical Trials Associate Scientist
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore - Research Coordinator
St. Gabriel's College -English teacher
Visionworks - Optical assistant
Graduate/Professional Schools
Arcadia University - M.S., Forensic Science
Binghamton University - M.S., Biomedical Engineering
Boston University - Public Health
Boston University Dental School - Doctor of Dental Surgery
Hood College - M.S., Environmental Biology
Institution Not Reported - Degree of Medicine, Physician Assistant
Jefferson Medical College - Degree Not Reported
Newcastle University - Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Institute of Cellular Medicine
Salus University - Physician Assistant
San Jose State University - Nutritional Science/Dietetics
Temple University School of Medicine - M.D.
The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) - Master of Biomedical Sciences
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine - Doctor of Dental Medicine
University of Delaware - M.S., Biology
University of Maryland School of Dentistry - Doctor of Dental Surgery
University of Maryland School of Nursing - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Maryland, Baltimore - M.S., Critical Nurse Leader (CNL)
University of New England, College of Dental Medicine - Dental
University of Pennsylvania - Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University - M.S., Anatomy & Neurobiology