General Biology at Alcorn State University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Alcorn State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Alcorn State General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

Alcorn State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Alcorn State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Alcorn State University.

Alcorn State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	106
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Alcorn State General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	128

Related Majors

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Medical Scientists	270	$45,150
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.