Biology Studies at Samford University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year.

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.

Samford Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Samford Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Samford 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 Samford

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

Samford Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Samford since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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