General Biology at Florida Atlantic University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Florida Atlantic University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 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.

FAU General Biology Degrees Available

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

FAU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at FAU 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	121
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

FAU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	520
General Biomedical Sciences	40

Related Majors

• Biotechnology

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750
Life Scientists	140	$91,970

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.