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General Biology at Virginia State University

General Biology at Virginia State University

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

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

90% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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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.

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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

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia State University with a master's in biology.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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