General Biology at Mississippi College

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Mississippi College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and approximately 4,667 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 144 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.

MC General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology

MC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at MC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Mississippi College.

MC General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 144 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from MC in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. MC 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 58% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 Mississippi College.

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.