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General Biology at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Virginia Tech General Biology Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech General Biology Rankings

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech General Biology Master’s Program

80% Women
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Virginia Tech, 80% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
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 Virginia Tech.

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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