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General Biology at Southern Virginia University

General Biology at Southern Virginia University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Southern Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SVU is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and approximately 1,140 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.

SVU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

SVU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SVU 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 SVU

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

SVU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at SVU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at SVU 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 Southern Virginia University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 12

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 VA, the home state for Southern Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750

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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