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General Biology at Mississippi College

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • 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

76% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biology master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 38
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Mississippi College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences 124
Biology Studies 20

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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