Biology Studies at Northern State University

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,431.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

NSU Biology Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Biological Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

NSU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at NSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Northern State University.

NSU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at NSU 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 State University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Biological Science Professors	160	$87,390
Biological Scientists	100	$65,660
Natural Sciences Managers	80	$105,190

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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