Biology Studies at McNeese State University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

McNeese Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

McNeese Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at McNeese is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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