Biology Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 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.

Minnesota State Mankato Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Minnesota State Mankato Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	50
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Minnesota State Mankato Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Minnesota State Mankato does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from Minnesota State Mankato, 70% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Biological Science Professors	760	$84,240
Biological Scientists	480	$73,770
Life Scientists	410	$81,780

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 SaiketTewary under License

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