General Biology at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and has a total student population of 41,181. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 262 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from KSU Georgia.

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.

KSU Georgia General Biology Degrees Available

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

KSU Georgia General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how KSU Georgia performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at KSU Georgia 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	215
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	233
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in biology from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #105 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from KSU Georgia Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at KSU Georgia is $30,842. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia General Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 262 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from KSU Georgia. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	109
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

KSU Georgia General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 15 biology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from KSU Georgia, about 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. KSU Georgia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from KSU Georgia, 73% 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 Kennesaw State University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KSU Georgia also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Kennesaw 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.