General Biology at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU General Biology Degrees Available

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

ECU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at ECU 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 ECU

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

ECU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	110
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

ECU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biology master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from ECU, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	226
General Biomedical Sciences	5

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 East Carolina University.

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
• Image Credit: By Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.