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General Biology at Gordon State College

General Biology at Gordon State College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Gordon State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gordon is located in Barnesville, Georgia and approximately 3,231 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.

Gordon General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Gordon General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Gordon 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 Gordon

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

Gordon General Biology Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Gordon 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 Gordon State College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gordon State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 30

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 Gordon State College.

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.

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