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. Of the 301 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University in 2021, 24 of them were general biology majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how ECSU performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Biology Schools	16
	74
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused General Biology Schools	181
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	208
	253
	259
Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	342
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	472
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	778

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biology from ECSU. This makes it the #343 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ECSU Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECSU is $29,777. This is 9% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 24 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ECSU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ECSU General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 biology majors earned their master's degree from ECSU. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 67% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECSU 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 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.