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General Biology at Norfolk State University

General Biology at Norfolk State University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Norfolk State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 5,457.

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.

Norfolk State General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Norfolk State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Norfolk 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.

Biology Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Norfolk State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 56

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 VA, the home state for Norfolk State University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750

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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