General Biology at William Carey University

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 William Carey University stacks up to those at other schools.

William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 5,472 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.

William Carey University General Biology Degrees Available

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

William Carey University General Biology Rankings

The biology major at William Carey University 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 William Carey University

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

William Carey University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at William Carey University 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 William Carey University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

William Carey University General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. William Carey University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at William Carey University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Carey University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	52
General Biomedical Sciences	14

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 MS, the home state for William Carey University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Medical Scientists	270	$45,150
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

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 Woodlot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.