Physiology & Pathology Sciences at North Carolina State University

Every physiology and pathology sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physiology program at North Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physiology & Pathology Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

NC State Physiology & Pathology Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physiology

NC State Physiology & Pathology Sciences Rankings

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Physiology Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physiology majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Program

The physiology program at NC State awarded 89 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in physiology each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physiology master's degree from NC State, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a master's in physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Genetics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biotechnology

Careers That Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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
• Image Credit: By Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.