General Biology at Savannah State 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 Savannah State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Savannah State University is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 3,488 students attend the school each year. Of the 482 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Savannah State University in 2021, 68 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.

Savannah State University General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Savannah State University General Biology Rankings

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

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 Savannah State University 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 Schools	80
Best Value General Biology Schools	83

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Savannah State University Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Savannah State University is $27,243. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at Savannah State University

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

Savannah State University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Savannah State University, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 Savannah State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

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 GA, the home state for Savannah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Medical Scientists	1,710	$75,800
Biological Scientists	1,040	$72,460
Biological Science Professors	740	$96,830
Life Scientists	90	$79,890

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.