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General Biology at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received their master's degree in biology.

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.

Georgia State General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

Georgia State General Biology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State General Biology Master’s Program

65% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students earned a master's degree in biology from Georgia State. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 18
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Medical Scientists 1,710 $75,800
Biological Scientists 1,040 $72,460
Biological Science Professors 740 $96,830
Life Scientists 90 $79,890

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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