Biology Studies at Mississippi University for Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Mississippi University for Women is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 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.

MUW Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

MUW Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at MUW 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 MUW

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

MUW Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 MUW since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at MUW 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 University for Women with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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