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General Biology at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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 State General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

Virginia State General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State General Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 biology majors earned their master's degree from Virginia State. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 Virginia State 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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