General Biology at University of Mississippi

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 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.

Ole Miss General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

Ole Miss General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Ole Miss 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #171 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Ole Miss since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	105
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ole Miss General Biology Master’s Program

25% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of biology master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mississippi with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at University of Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	162

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 University of Mississippi.

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
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