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The bachelor's program at UofSC was ranked #49 on College Factual's Best Schools for physiology list. It is also ranked #1 in South Carolina.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of South Carolina - Columbia handed out 240 bachelor's degrees in physiology & pathology sciences. This is an increase of 13% over the previous year when 212 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in physiology from UofSC. This makes it the #34 most popular school for physiology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in physiology in 2021, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Physiology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UofSC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $23,103 a year. This is less than $27,085, which is the national median of all physiology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UofSC, physiology students borrow a median amount of $25,000 in student loans. This is about the same as the median debt load of allphysiology bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the physiology program at UofSC is $469 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physiology majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.
Of the 240 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physiology & Pathology Sciences from UofSC in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UofSC are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 83% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in physiology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 199 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 13 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physiology from UofSC. About 58% were men and 42% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in physiology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 6 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 5 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 305 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 78 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 67 |
Genetics | 9 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 5 |
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