General Biology at Fort Hays State University

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and approximately 15,033 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.

FHSU General Biology Degrees Available

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

FHSU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at FHSU 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 FHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Fort Hays State University.

FHSU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FHSU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from FHSU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Fort Hays State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	70

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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Medical Scientists	560	$81,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$69,310
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440
Biological Scientists	250	$64,560

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

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