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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Eastern.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	168
Most Popular General Biology Schools	283
	508

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biology from Eastern. This makes it the #220 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Eastern Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $25,881. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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

Of the 92 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 89% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	82
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Eastern General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from Eastern in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern 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 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.