<p>I just wanna put it out there but oftentimes to be a biologist, mathematician, physicist etc (like actually researching) you’ll need an advanced degree. But to the main point, exactly as the poster above said: the best way to gauge a department is to look at how many full-time faculty they have and look at the current course offerings to see what classes they have. Be careful, you need to make sure you’re looking at the current course offerings on the class bulletin or registrar’s site because departments like to list all the classes they’ve ever taught or could teach under “course offerings” (but rarely teach)on the department site.</p>