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General Biology at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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General Biology at University of South Carolina - Upstate

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Upstate. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 6,038. In 2021, 28 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from USC Upstate.

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.

USC Upstate General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

USC Upstate General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at USC Upstate compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at USC Upstate 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
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 402
528
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 718
Most Popular General Biology Schools 833
Most Focused General Biology Schools 1,080

Biology Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate General Biology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at USC Upstate awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at USC Upstate 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 Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 - Upstate.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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