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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina. 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 Citadel was ranked #112 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for biology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in South Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for The Citadel.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at The Citadel was $925 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $488 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $75 | $75 |
| Fees | $12,545 | $35,801 |
| Books and Supplies | $8,144 | $8,144 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,332 | $7,332 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,304 | $2,304 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at The Citadel in Biology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from The Citadel make an average of $36,668 a year during the early days of their career. That is 32% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the The Citadel 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 The Citadel Online Learning page.
Women made up around 10.3% 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 The Citadel in 2019-2020, 20.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 29 |
*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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