Biology Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Miss Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Southern Miss Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #112 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Southern 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Miss Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 48% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from Southern Miss, 80% 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 Southern Mississippi with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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 Southern 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
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
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

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