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General Biology at Radford University

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General Biology at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. Of the 1,766 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Radford University in 2021, 80 of them were general biology majors.

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.

Radford General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Radford General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Radford performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Radford 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 Popular General Biology Schools 366
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 639

Earnings of Radford Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $28,755. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford General Biology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Radford. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 52
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Radford 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 VA, the home state for Radford 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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