General Biology at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU General Biology Degrees Available

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

GMU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at GMU 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 GMU

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

GMU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	105
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

GMU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biology master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	376
General Biomedical Sciences	50

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Biological Science Professors	1,860	$81,950
Medical Scientists	1,800	$102,310
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Biological Scientists	540	$93,750

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.