General Biology at Francis Marion University

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

Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and has a total student population of 4,148. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Francis Marion University.

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.

Francis Marion University General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Francis Marion University General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Francis Marion University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Francis Marion University 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
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Focused General Biology Schools	136
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	346
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Best Value General Biology Schools	388
Most Popular General Biology Schools	410

Earnings of Francis Marion University Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Francis Marion University is $23,804. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at Francis Marion University

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

Francis Marion University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from Francis Marion University in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Francis Marion University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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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 SC, the home state for Francis Marion University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270
Biological Science Professors	510	$69,370
Medical Scientists	340	$82,300
Biological Scientists	220	$78,370

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 Lfalck under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.