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General Biology at Florida Southern College

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Florida Southern.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Florida Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
445
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 505
Best General Biology Schools 515
Most Focused General Biology Schools 527
Most Popular General Biology Schools 624
Best Value General Biology Schools 711

Earnings of Florida Southern Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida Southern is $27,262. This is 0% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

76% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 66% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Florida Southern also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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