<p>if you don't plan on getting a phD in biology, is there really a point to majoring in bio (unless you really really love the subject)..</p>
<p>in other words, is there anything else you can do with a bio major that other majors can't do? i know you can generally do most things with most majors, but are there any specific jobs only a bio major (or something close) would call for? </p>
<p>i'm also aware that there are some jobs in industry/labs/research but i doubt those are the kinds of jobs you would want to hold for the rest of your life, unless i am mistaken. are there any decent options, perhaps with a masters degree in a bio-related field?</p>
<p>or am i better off majoring in something outside of biology.. i say this because to major in bio in my school requires those difficult, weed-out, premed courses such as physics and o-chem that could put a dent in my already low GPA and will also probably require summer school for me.</p>
<p>i'm interested as to where exactly a bio major specifically can take you besides getting a phD. thanks.</p>
<p>There's a ton of new jobs that will be coming out soon related to biology. These will spawn out of concern for the environment and a breakthrough with new RNA discoveries which could have a large impact on how the subject is viewed as a whole.</p>
<p>Biology is a hot science, or will be after ChemE cools down.</p>
<p>many pharmaceutical jobs are related to biology, and with stem cell / cancer research on the way, there are MANY options a biology major has even without a PhD. consider biotechnology or bioengineering too.</p>
<p>i hear all this talk about "biotechnology jobs" or "bio-so-and-so is the future." can anyone with experience or industry knowledge attest to all of this? and can you really have a decent living (say 40-50k eventually) in this industry with maybe up to a master's alone, and is there a decent market for such jobs?</p>
<p>also what specific type of jobs would these be anyway (i'm hoping beyond the "technician" level). it's a little hard to research this since the jobs seem fairly new.. sometimes i hear that most of the decent bio-___ jobs are going to engineers, including the environmental ones. i'm not interested in management/marketing type jobs, by the way.. i guess i'm thinking along the lines of research or at least anything that requires a certain level of intellect and creativity in bio/science.. i just tend to associate that with a phD.</p>
<p>Ha ha, this depends entirely on the school buddy. Molecular biology at schools like Cornell, UChicago, MIT, HYP, Stanford, and CalTech are no cake-walk, let me make that clear.</p>
<p>P.S. Most biology majors will go on to get advanced degrees of some sort, so in a way, you are right, but those advanced degrees do not have to be Ph.D's. Many get a M.S., an M.A, a Master of Public Health (M.P.H). Of course many go on to medical schools, although biomedical engineering is a big field now, and many seek a M.S.E in that area of study.</p>