{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:44:19","slug":"careers-in-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-biology\/careers-in-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What kind of jobs can I get with a <strong>degree in Biology<\/strong>?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/03\/brochure7.jpeg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/03\/brochure7.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/03\/brochure7-300x246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2025\/03\/brochure7-768x631.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" alt=\"A person in a black hoodie and jeans sits at a lab table using a microscope. Petri dishes, papers, and lab tools are scattered on the table.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Highlighted Jobs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Grant Writer<\/li>\n<li>Occupational Therapist<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacist<\/li>\n<li>Pathologist<\/li>\n<li>Biophysicist<\/li>\n<li>Botanist<\/li>\n<li>Ecologist<\/li>\n<li>Food Scientist<\/li>\n<li>Biological Engineer<\/li>\n<li>Lobbyist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Biology Career Fields<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare<\/li>\n<li>Genetics<\/li>\n<li>Zoology<\/li>\n<li>Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Protection<\/li>\n<li>Technical Writing<\/li>\n<li>Patent or Environmental Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"grad-school\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Graduate<\/strong> School<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Nearly 70% of St. Mary's students continue their education after graduation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMCM Alumni with Biology Degrees have gone on to pursue graduate degrees at the following universities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Cornell University<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Tech<\/li>\n<li>University of Rochester<\/li>\n<li>University of Michigan<\/li>\n<li>College of William and Mary<\/li>\n<li>Emory University<\/li>\n<li>FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland<\/li>\n<li>UNC Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Institute of Marine Science<\/li>\n<li>University of Oslo<\/li>\n<li>VA\/MD Regional Veterinary School<\/li>\n<li>George Washington University<\/li>\n<li>Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n<li>University of Alaska<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Mayo Clinic<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania State University<\/li>\n<li>University of Pittsburgh<\/li>\n<li>University of North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Indiana University<\/li>\n<li>University of Chicago<\/li>\n<li>Princeton University<\/li>\n<li>University of Washington<\/li>\n<li>Oregon Health Sciences University<\/li>\n<li>University of California<\/li>\n<li>Duke University<\/li>\n<li>Wake Forest University<\/li>\n<li>Columbia University<\/li>\n<li>Case Western Reserve University<\/li>\n<li>University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Biology Career <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biologyjobs.com\/\">Biology Jobs<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/center-for-career-and-professional-development\">Center for Career and Professional Development<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/08\/pond-768x512.jpg\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/08\/pond-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/08\/pond-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/08\/pond-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/08\/pond-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2024\/08\/pond.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" alt=\"Four people wearing waders are engaged in a pond. Two are in the water handling a bucket and net, collecting samples, while two others lean over a bridge railing observing. The area is lush with green vegetation.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"internships\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Biology Internships and <strong>Jobs<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-50-5-0-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Center for Career and Professional Development helps students gain valuable job experience through internships year-round. We offer resources to help you find the right opportunity and can guide you through the process of earning academic credit for your internship. If you&#8217;re considering an internship or want to explore earning credit, be sure to connect with our Internship Coordinator before getting started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/center-for-career-and-professional-development\/internships\/\">Center for Career &amp; Professional Development Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rss panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/external_feeds\/17486\/public.rss?token=VuuaRlpiXAUUOjAsDgiLOcLom6qC18Hua48rYtBTgCuEJwyqeu7bCA\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-biology\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/login\">Jobs &#8211; 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