General Biology at Rust College

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

Rust College is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi and approximately 623 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Rust College.

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.

Rust College General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Rust College General Biology Rankings

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

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 Rust College 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	3
Most Focused General Biology Schools	10
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value General Biology Schools	61
	648
	661
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	693
Best General Biology Schools	709
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	761
Most Popular General Biology Schools	884

Earnings of Rust College Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rust College is $23,652. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at Rust College

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

Rust College General Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Rust College. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Rust College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Rust College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Medical Scientists	270	$45,150
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

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 Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.