General Biology at Mississippi University for Women

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Mississippi University for Women stacks up to those at other schools.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,704. In 2021, 22 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from MUW.

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.

MUW General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

MUW General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at MUW 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
Most Popular General Biology Schools	939
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	965

Biology Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from MUW in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in biology.

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

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

Related Majors

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 University for Women.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.