General Biology at University of South Carolina - Beaufort

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 Carolina - Beaufort stacks up to those at other schools.

USCB is located in Bluffton, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,006. Of the 407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Beaufort in 2021, 52 of them were general biology majors.

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.

USCB General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

USCB General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how USCB performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at USCB 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused General Biology Schools	54
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
Best Value General Biology Schools	336
	497
	511
Most Popular General Biology Schools	512
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	586
Best General Biology Schools	596

Earnings of USCB Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USCB is $25,866. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at USCB

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

USCB General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 University of South Carolina - Beaufort with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

USCB also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Beaufort.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270
Biological Science Professors	510	$69,370
Medical Scientists	340	$82,300
Biological Scientists	220	$78,370

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.