General Biology at Vanderbilt University

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.

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.

Vanderbilt General Biology Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Vanderbilt 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt General Biology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Vanderbilt General Biology Master’s Program

80% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Vanderbilt, 60% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	29
General Biomedical Sciences	17

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Medical Scientists	1,370	$81,390
Biological Science Professors	890	$89,030
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Biological Scientists	370	$67,690

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
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