Biology at Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech graduates about 78 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 430th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 100 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 82% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Laboratory Sciences Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 35 · Student housing 28 · Dorm 19 · Athletics 7 · Offices 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Tennessee Tech
- Education 56 · #307
- Health & pre-med fields 53 · #340
- Chemistry & biochem 52 · #332
- Engineering (all) 52 · #239
- Environmental science 52 · #299
- Computer science 51 · #336
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Tennessee Tech with every school we score in biology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.
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