Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

General Biology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

General Biology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 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.

Georgia Tech General Biology Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Georgia Tech 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech General Biology Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

undefined

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biology.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 56
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Georgia Tech General Biology Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Georgia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

undefined

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Georgia Tech, 56% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in biology.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 99

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Medical Scientists 1,710 $75,800
Biological Scientists 1,040 $72,460
Biological Science Professors 740 $96,830
Life Scientists 90 $79,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.