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General Biology at Bluefield College

General Biology at Bluefield College

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 Bluefield College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and has a total student population of 965.

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.

Bluefield College General Biology Degrees Available

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

Bluefield College General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Bluefield College 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 Bluefield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Bluefield College.

Bluefield College General Biology Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Bluefield College 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 Bluefield College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bluefield College General Biology Master’s Program

66% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Bluefield College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 41
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bluefield College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences 106
Biology Studies 7

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 VA, the home state for Bluefield College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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