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General Biology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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General Biology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1,329 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa General Biology Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa General Biology Rankings

The biology major at USF Tampa 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.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in biology from USF Tampa. This makes it the #168 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of USF Tampa Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $24,063. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 1,329 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from USF Tampa in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 175
Black or African American 126
Hispanic or Latino 288
White 550
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 138

USF Tampa General Biology Master’s Program

60% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 biology majors earned their master's degree from USF Tampa. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. USF Tampa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from USF Tampa, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

USF Tampa 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Medical Scientists 3,470 $82,990
Biological Scientists 1,770 $71,200
Biological Science Professors 1,590 $90,750
Life Scientists 140 $91,970

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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