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General Biology at Salem University

General Biology at Salem University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Salem University stacks up to those at other schools.

Salem is located in Salem, West Virginia and approximately 1,008 students attend the school each year.

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.

Salem General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Salem General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Salem 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 Salem

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

Salem General Biology Associate’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salem University with a associate's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Salem General Biology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salem University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salem University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 10

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 WV, the home state for Salem University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Biological Science Professors 250 $64,570
Biological Scientists 210 $70,060
Medical Scientists 190 $71,850

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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