General Biology at Tougaloo College

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Tougaloo College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Tougaloo is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi and approximately 775 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.

Tougaloo General Biology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Biology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Tougaloo General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Tougaloo 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 Tougaloo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Tougaloo College.

Tougaloo General Biology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Tougaloo does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tougaloo College with a associate's in biology.

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

Tougaloo General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Tougaloo since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Tougaloo College with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tougaloo College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	19

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Tougaloo College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Medical Scientists	270	$45,150
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

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 MS Dept of Archives and History under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.