Biological & Physical Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a biological science school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological science program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students received a bachelor's degree in biological science from VCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

VCU Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

VCU Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological science progam at VCU 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 biological science major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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 Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	31
Best Value Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32

How Much Do Biological Science Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of biological science students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $28,313. This is less than $32,529, which is the national average of all biological science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biological Science Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 biological science majors earned their bachelor's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• Sustainability Science
• Natural Sciences
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.