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General Biology at James Madison 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 James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

JMU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

JMU General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU General Biology Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from JMU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from JMU, 75% 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 James Madison 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 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 James Madison 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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