General Biology at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,667. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from MC.

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.

MC General Biology Degrees Available

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

MC General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how MC 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 MC 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
Best Value General Biology Schools	187
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	395

In 2021, 144 students received their master’s degree in biology from MC. This makes it the #5 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of MC Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at MC is $20,576. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at MC

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

MC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from MC. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at MC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 144 biology majors earned their master's degree from MC. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. MC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi College with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MC 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
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Medical Scientists	270	$45,150
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.