General Biology at Eastern Kentucky 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 Eastern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 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.

Eastern General Biology Degrees Available

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

Eastern General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Eastern 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 Eastern

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

Eastern General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	75
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Eastern, 100% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Eastern Kentucky University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	53
Biology Studies	46

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Biological Science Professors	680	$70,600
Medical Scientists	420	$77,160
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Biological Scientists	220	$64,780

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.