Biology Studies at Ferrum College

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Ferrum College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and has a total student population of 972.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Ferrum College Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Ferrum College Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Ferrum College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Ferrum College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Ferrum College.

Ferrum College Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferrum College since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferrum College with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Ferrum College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Biological Science Professors	1,860	$81,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Biological Scientists	540	$93,750
Life Scientists	100	$68,730

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
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