Biology Studies at Shawnee State University

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

Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and approximately 3,485 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.

Shawnee State University Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Shawnee State University Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Shawnee State University 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 Shawnee State University

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

Shawnee State University Biology Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological sciences at Shawnee State University are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Shawnee State University Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 Shawnee State University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Shawnee State University 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 Shawnee State University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 OH, the home state for Shawnee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Biological Science Professors	1,850	$95,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Biological Scientists	780	$67,780
Life Scientists	250	$62,540

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 Spongefan under License

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