Career Development Services

Many people unwisely advice young people that biology is only for people applying to medical school or who want to teach.  While biology does offer an excellent background for medical school, there are many other career choices for a biology major.

Some careers that require either a biology degree or significant knowledge of biology and are excellent options for biology majors are:

Environmental Protection, Public Health Inspector or Analyst, Physical or Occupational Therapist, Biomedical Scientist, Occupational Health and Safety, Pharmacist, Regulatory Compliance, Nutritionist, Epidemiologist, Criminologist, Physician Assistant, Professor, Nurse, Research Scientist, Clinical Research, and many, many others.

Nikhil Raswant '07 is an Emergency Medical Technician with the Elzabeth Police Department Ambulance Service Bureau. He will begin a BS to BSN nursing program this fall.

Well known people who majored in biology or have a significant biology background

• Bob Dole, Former US Senator
• Lisa Kudrow, Actress
• Bill Murray, Actor and Comedian
• Howard Dean, Former Governor of Vermont and Presidential Candidate
• Jerry Greenfield, Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
• Barbara Kingsolver, Writer
• James Earl Jones, Actor
• Neil Diamond, Singer & Songwriter
• Robin Cook, Writer
• Bill Frist, US Senator
• Margaret George, Writer
• H.G. Wells, Writer
• Denzel Washington, Actor
• Carl Feldbaum, Watergate Prosecutor
• Agnes Robertson Moorehead (1900-1974), Actress (Endora on Bewitched)
• Rachel Carson (1907-1964), Environmental Activist and Writer