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Virginia Tech BS in General Biology

309 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$25,039 Average Salary
$21,500 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Virginia Tech. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Virginia Tech BS in Biology

#79 in the U.S
#4 in Virginia

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of the country for biology. More specifically it was ranked #79 out of 983 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Virginia Tech.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology17
Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools30
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology34
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k)34
Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans36
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology39
Most Popular Colleges for General Biology45
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k)45
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology46
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (With Aid)52
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $30-$48k)52
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools53
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k)55
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans59
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k)64
Best General Biology Colleges for Veterans72
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans73
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools73
Best General Biology Schools79
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k)86
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $30-$48k)102
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree General Biology Graduates105
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k)120
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k)147
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k)148
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k)157
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology162
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (With Aid)166
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $30-$48k)180
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k)185
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $30-$48k)191
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k)199
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Biology Graduates210
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $48-$75k)213
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology214
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k)215
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income Over $110k)232
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (With Aid)247
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (With Aid)265
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology292
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k)310
Best Value Colleges for General Biology312
Best Value Colleges for General Biology (Income $75-$110k)328
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Biology341
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology673
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Biology Graduates680
Highest Paid General Biology Graduates688
Most Focused Colleges for General Biology692

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biology from Virginia Tech Cost?

$13,749 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$21,500 Average Student Debt

Virginia Tech Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Virginia Tech was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,420$29,960
Fees$2,329$2,933
Books and Supplies$1,100$1,100
On Campus Room and Board$9,556$9,556
On Campus Other Expenses$3,350$3,350

Learn more about Virginia Tech tuition and fees.

Virginia Tech Biology BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Virginia Tech took out an average of $21,500 in student loans. That is 8% lower than the national average of $23,366.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Biology From Virginia Tech?

$25,039 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech make an average of $25,039 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $27,753.

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Does Virginia Tech Offer an Online BS in Biology?

Virginia Tech does not offer an online option for its biology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.

Virginia Tech Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biology

309 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
64.4% Women
27.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 309 students received their bachelor’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 64.4% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.5% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian37
Black or African American13
Hispanic or Latino18
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White219
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities22

BS in Biology Focus Areas at Virginia Tech

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biology Studies309

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology125
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology31
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics19
Neurobiology & Neurosciences173

View All General Biology Related Majors >

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.

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