General Biology at Columbus 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 Columbus State University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and approximately 8,372 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 55 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from CSU.

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.

CSU General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

CSU General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at CSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at CSU 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	763

Earnings of CSU Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSU is $22,107. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSU. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Columbus State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSU 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 GA, the home state for Columbus State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Medical Scientists	1,710	$75,800
Biological Scientists	1,040	$72,460
Biological Science Professors	740	$96,830
Life Scientists	90	$79,890

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.