General Biology at Catawba 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 Catawba College stacks up to those at other schools.

Catawba is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,371. In 2021, 20 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Catawba.

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.

Catawba General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Catawba General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Catawba 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 General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	555
Best General Biology Schools	562
	569
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	579
	584
Best Value General Biology Schools	611
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	855

Earnings of Catawba Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Catawba is $24,810. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at Catawba

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

Catawba General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Catawba, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Catawba since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 NC, the home state for Catawba College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.