With an overall population of 24,090 and a student population of 13,304, approximately 3,294 of Winter Park students attend one of Winter Park's schools that offer biology programs.
Winter Park's largest biology school is Rollins College. In 2010, approximately 23 students graduated from the Biology program at Rollins College.
A total of 29 students graduated with credentials in biology from biology schools in Winter Park in 2010. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $36,220 per year in tuition costs.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $750 for biology related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $11,320 per year, on average, for room and board at Winter Park-based biology schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $0.
After graduating with your credentials in biology, if you decide to work as a biologist in Winter Park, your job prospects are not very good. There were 6,640 biologists working in Florida and 770 working in the greater Winter Park area in 2010. The number of biologists in Winter Park is expected to increase by 6% by the year 2018. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for biologists.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a biologist in Winter Park is $46,230 per year, which is lower than the average for biologists state-wide.
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Rollins College
Address:
1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, Florida 32789-4499
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree