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General Biology at Missouri Southern State University

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General Biology at Missouri Southern State University

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

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Missouri Southern.

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.

Missouri Southern General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Missouri Southern General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Missouri Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Missouri Southern 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
432
441

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Missouri Southern Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri Southern is $26,859. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Missouri Southern State University.

Missouri Southern General Biology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 80 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Missouri Southern, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri Southern since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 55
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Medical Scientists 1,830 $70,510
Biological Science Professors 1,030 $102,830
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Biological Scientists 510 $67,290

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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