General Biology at Frostburg State University

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

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and approximately 4,857 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Frostburg State.

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.

Frostburg State General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Frostburg State General Biology Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Frostburg State 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
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	562
Best General Biology Schools	572

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Frostburg State Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Frostburg State is $27,533. This is 1% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Frostburg State, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Frostburg State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Zoology

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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.