what can i do with a bachelor's degree in biology?

Question

what can i do with a master's that i can't do with a bachelor's?

Answer 1

The trouble is, theres 10 million people with bachelors in biology, and only about 1 million jobs in the biology field. Lots of biologists get stuck doing chemical testing. You're far more likely to get a job that has to do with bilogy if you get a masters.

Answer 2

Depends on the company or academic facility you work for. Small start up companies offer much more latitude for personal development and more risk of bankruptcy.
My own experience as a tech for Immunex was that a strong dedicated person could move up. Immunex recognized some technicians work after 10 years of increasing responsibility by making them staff scientists with only a Masters degree. A scientist with PHD could work as a tech with other researchers if they did not desire managerial responsibility.
Academia will never offer that latitude of development nor will most companies. But wherever you work a Masters will offer a better starting position within the company.
One of the main differences is how much actual bench work a Bachelors gets you. Do as much undergrad research as you can whether you decide for graduate school or not this will help. Develop a sponsoring professor who will let you work in their lab. Do it for no credit if necessary but get a few months of basic bench work if the prof will write a recommendation for you. Some labs allow you to work on your own project with supervision of a gradstudent. Some schools offer credit for this unpaid work. U of Wash. did. Alternately do work study while you are an undergrad. Get to know a company and see how their culture treats technicians. Every company will be different.
While an undergrad see if you can do an internship at a place like Amgen. Look for job shadow opportunities if you are still in high school. Get a chance to interact with several places before you are committed to a specific plan. Go to Biotech job fairs and ask them what their advancement policies are. Contact possible places and ask for their HR hiring guidelines. Go for the small places as they offer a lot more excitement and reward for the risk.

Answer 3

4 years

Answer 4

with a master's in biology you can continue and get a PhD.

with a BS in biology you could continue and get a teaching certificate and teach science.

i have a BS in Biology with a med tech option. there is an extreme shortage of med techs in the country. for every new graduate there are 3 jobs. this does not include retiring med techs. the average age is 48. the field is graying and needs new blood. (pardon the pun) you could also go into Forensics. it really depends upon what you want to do.

Answer 5

I've got one - it's on my shelf. I went and got a teaching license and taught for ten years. No regrets, however I can't find a research job and I probably won't until I get a masters.

One of my profs told me that a biology major is a "jack of all trades and master of none". You've most likely had a broad scope of classes - but haven't spent enough time on one of them to give you any significant experience. Go figure out the classes that were your favorites and consider applying for your masters in one or two of them.

Answer 6

If you are in a country where you can do an honours year it would be good to try doing honours then looking for a job with that rather than jumping straight into masters. Honours is a very hard year, but it really increases your job prospects so it's worth it.

if you want a job in reserch science in biology, major in molecular biology... i'm looking for a job in biology now with Biomed', Evolution and Microbiology degree, they all want a bloody molecular biologist!

Answer 7

You may teach biology class or you may also continue to study to become a doctor. Your field specialization will depend on you. Most people I know that has a degree in biology became doctors.

Answer 8

Teach biology to undergraduates and high school students.

Be a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company. Though for the latter, the prime requisites are to be female, pretty, and prepared to deliver bj's for product placement.

Answer 9

there are tons of jobs out there for people with any 4 year degree. just search monster, hotjobs etc. A masters will enable you to do alotttttt more. look into getting an MBA (yes you can get into mba school with a bio degree). that combo will enable you to do countless things

Answer 10

well you can have much money from there..... have better jobs... and one day u might be a manager of a big company anywhere in the world