General Biology at Murray State University

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 Murray State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,603 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Murray State University in 2021, 56 of them were general biology majors.

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.

Murray State General Biology Degrees Available

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

Murray State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Murray State 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in biology from Murray State. This makes it the #291 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Murray State Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Murray State is $30,368. This is 11% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from Murray State in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Murray State 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 Murray State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Murray State General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from Murray State in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Murray State, 100% 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 Murray State University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Murray State 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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Biological Science Professors	680	$70,600
Medical Scientists	420	$77,160
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Biological Scientists	220	$64,780

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.