General Biology at Athens State University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Athens State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and approximately 2,867 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Athens State University.

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.

Athens State University General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Athens State University General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Athens State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Athens State University 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Biology Schools	114
	132
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	880
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	945

Earnings of Athens State University Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Athens State University is $32,464. This is 19% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Athens State University

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

Athens State University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Athens State University. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Athens State University since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Athens State University 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 Athens State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Athens State University also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
Medical Scientists	180	$90,300
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Life Scientists	120	$99,720

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 Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.