General Biology at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU General Biology Degrees Available

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

GVSU General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Biology Master’s Program

65% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from GVSU, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	14
General Biomedical Sciences	6

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Biological Science Professors	1,240	$91,770
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

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
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