Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

General Biology at University of Charleston

General Biology at University of Charleston

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

UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and has a total student population of 2,967.

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.

UC General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UC General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UC 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 UC

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

UC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UC since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

undefined

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UC 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 University of Charleston with a bachelor's in biology.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Charleston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 27

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 WV, the home state for University of Charleston.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Biological Science Professors 250 $64,570
Biological Scientists 210 $70,060
Medical Scientists 190 $71,850

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.