General Biology at Virginia State University
Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020.
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 State General Biology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
- Master’s Degree in Biology
Virginia State General Biology Rankings
The biology major at Virginia State 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.
Biology Student Demographics at Virginia State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Virginia State University.
Virginia State General Biology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in biology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Virginia State General Biology Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia State University with a master's in biology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within General Biology
The following biology concentations are available at Virginia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Biology Studies | 54 |
Related Majors
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 State University.
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 Kevin Coles under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.