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

ECSU is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,002.

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.

ECSU General Biology Degrees Available

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

ECSU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at ECSU 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 ECSU

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

ECSU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Elizabeth City State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECSU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elizabeth City State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	26

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 NC, the home state for Elizabeth City State 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 AdamantlyMike under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.