Endocrinology
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Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Endocrinology degree recipients are Madison, WI and Berkeley, CA. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Endocrinology degree recipients are Madison, WI and Berkeley, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Endocrinology is a research doctorate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Endocrinology and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Endocrinology in the US, but University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Endocrinology.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Endocrinology programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (2 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (8 completions).
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Endocrinology.
Out of all institutions that offer Endocrinology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Endocrinology, with 0.0261%.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Biology graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Biology majors is $125,220 and the most common occupations are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.
The industry that employs the most Biology majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.
The average salary for Biology majors is $125,220 and the most common occupations are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Biology majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Biology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Biology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Biology majors, by number of employees, are Physicians, Postsecondary teachers, and Other Physical Scientists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Biology majors working as Podiatrists, Biological scientists, and Optometrists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Biology majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.95%, from 2.99M in 2022 to 3.11M in 2023.
The largest single share of Biology graduates go on to work as Physicians (13.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Biology by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Biology majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Offices of physicians.
The highest paying industries of Biology majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers, and Paper & paper products merchant wholesalers.
The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.95%, from 2.99M in 2022 to 3.11M in 2023.
The industry which employs the most Biology graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Biology.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Biology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Biology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Biology. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 29 years old, which represent 3.54% and 3.41% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Endocrinology are Research Doctorate and Masters Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Biology are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the N/A institutions that graduate the most students in Endocrinology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Endocrinology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Research Doctorate recipients in Endocrinology.
Non-resident Alien Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Saudi Arabia that hold Biology degrees (3.24 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (95,613 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Endocrinology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Endocrinology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Endocrinology majors need more than the average amount of Science, Programming, and Operations Analysis.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Endocrinology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Science are the three most important skills for people in the field.
