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General Biology at Northern Kentucky University

General Biology at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

NKU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 56
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 64

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 Northern Kentucky 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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