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General Biology at Oakwood University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Oakwood University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 1,374 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Oakwood.

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.

Oakwood General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Oakwood General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Oakwood compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Oakwood 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 43
Most Focused General Biology Schools 60
Most Popular General Biology Schools 704
Best Value General Biology Schools 772
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 847
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How Much Do Biology Graduates from Oakwood Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakwood is $15,345. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biology Student Demographics at Oakwood

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

Oakwood General Biology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Oakwood. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Oakwood since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Oakwood University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Oakwood also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Biological Scientists 260 $67,200
Medical Scientists 180 $90,300
Natural Sciences Managers 170 $112,140
Life Scientists 120 $99,720

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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