General Biology at University of South Alabama

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at University of South Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224.

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.

USA General Biology Degrees Available

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

USA General Biology Rankings

The biology major at USA 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 USA

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

USA General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	74
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

USA General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of biology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 University of South Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	98
General Biomedical Sciences	52

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
Medical Scientists	180	$90,300
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Life Scientists	120	$99,720

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 Ä â€™asil under License

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