by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Freed-Hardeman University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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. The bachelor's program at FHU was ranked #696 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #9 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for FHU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at FHU was $750 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,950 | $22,950 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,950 | $7,950 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,750 | $3,750 |
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biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from FHU make an average of $25,194 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the FHU biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FHU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.1% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at FHU in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 3 |
*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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