Biology Studies at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 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.

SCSU Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

SCSU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at SCSU 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 SCSU

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

SCSU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SCSU Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from SCSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Biological Scientists	150	$93,180

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.