Biology Studies at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

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

Appalachian State Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Appalachian State Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	122
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Appalachian State Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from Appalachian State, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380
Life Scientists	180	$95,370

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.