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General Biology at McNeese State University

General Biology at McNeese State University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at McNeese State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 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.

McNeese General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

McNeese General Biology Rankings

The biology major at McNeese 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 McNeese

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

McNeese General Biology Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at McNeese since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 30
International Students 4
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 McNeese State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 45

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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers 13,930 $51,810
Biological Scientists 700 $66,100
Natural Sciences Managers 320 $94,850
Biological Science Professors 230 $82,610
Life Scientists 190 $62,860

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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