Biotechnology at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,079.

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

Fort Valley State University Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biotech

Fort Valley State University Biotechnology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Biotech Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Biotechnology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in biotech from Fort Valley State University. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. Fort Valley State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the biotech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• General Biology

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Biological Scientists	1,040	$72,460
Biological Science Professors	740	$96,830

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.