General Biology at Virginia Tech

29% 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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech General Biology Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Virginia Tech 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 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech General Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	210
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Virginia Tech General Biology Master’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Virginia Tech, 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	319
General Biomedical Sciences	16

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Biological Science Professors	1,860	$81,950
Medical Scientists	1,800	$102,310
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Biological Scientists	540	$93,750

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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