General Biology at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949.

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.

GaSou General Biology Degrees Available

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

GaSou General Biology Rankings

The biology major at GaSou 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 GaSou

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

GaSou General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at GaSou are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	98
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GaSou General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from GaSou, 81% 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 Southern University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Georgia Southern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	220

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 Southern University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.