General Biology at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360.

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 State General Biology Degrees Available

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

Georgia State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Georgia 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	77
Black or African American	134
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	57
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Georgia State General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	12
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 Georgia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	401

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State 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 Jayingram11 under License

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