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General Biology at Cumberland University

General Biology at Cumberland University

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

CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,704.

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.

CU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

CU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at CU 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 CU

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

CU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at CU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at CU 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 Cumberland University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Cumberland University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cumberland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 11

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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Medical Scientists 1,370 $81,390
Biological Science Professors 890 $89,030
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Biological Scientists 370 $67,690

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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