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General Biology at Winston - Salem State University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Winston - Salem State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 5,169 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 80 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from WSSU.

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.

WSSU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

WSSU General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how WSSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at WSSU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 96
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 197
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 306
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 311
Most Popular General Biology Schools 366

Earnings of WSSU Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSSU is $32,123. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at WSSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Winston - Salem State University.

WSSU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at WSSU awarded 80 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 68
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Medical Scientists 4,500 $98,740
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Biological Science Professors 1,990 $76,320
Biological Scientists 1,070 $83,380

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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