General Biology at Florida Southern College

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Florida Southern College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and has a total student population of 3,413.

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.

Florida Southern General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Florida Southern General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Florida Southern 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 Florida Southern

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

Florida Southern General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Florida Southern since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Florida Southern 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 Florida Southern College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Florida Southern College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Southern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	41

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 Southern College.

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
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