Biology Studies at Tennessee Technological 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 Tennessee Technological University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 10,177.

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.

Tennessee Tech University Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

Tennessee Tech University Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Tennessee Tech 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 Tennessee Tech University

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

Tennessee Tech University Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 Tennessee Tech University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Tennessee Tech 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Tennessee Tech University Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Tennessee Tech University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from Tennessee Tech University, 89% 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 Tennessee Technological University with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Biological Science Professors	890	$89,030
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Biological Scientists	370	$67,690

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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.