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Biology Schools in South Carolina

South Carolina contains 31 schools that offer biology programs. Clemson University, the highest-ranking biology school in SC, has a total student population of 19,111 and is the 86th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 31 biology schools in South Carolina, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Furman University comes out as the most expensive ($24,220/yr), with Voorhees College as the lowest recorded at only $6,503/yr.

Biology students from South Carolina schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the South Carolina alone, there are 110 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $55,780. Biological scientists in this state earn $65,690/yr and there are 200 employed.

Also, within the biology schools in South Carolina, the average student population is 2,446 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 2873 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,037 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,801, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biology Programs in South Carolina

Clemson University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Forest Sciences and Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Furman University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wofford College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

College of Charleston

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Winthrop University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

North Greenville University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lander University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of South Carolina-Upstate

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Francis Marion University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Columbia College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Newberry College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Wesleyan University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Presbyterian College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Erskine College and Seminary

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Converse College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bob Jones University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Coastal Carolina University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Anderson University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Claflin University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of South Carolina-Aiken

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Coker College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

South Carolina State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Limestone College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Charleston Southern University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of South Carolina-Beaufort

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Benedict College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Voorhees College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Morris College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Allen University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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South Carolina Interesting Facts

• Campbell's Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. Off Hwy 14 near Gowensville.
• The salamander was given the honor of official state amphibian.
• The walls of the American fort on Sullivan Island, in Charleston Harbor, were made of spongy Palmetto logs. This was helpful in protecting the fort because the British cannonballs bounced off the logs.
• The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination on the East Coast.
• South Carolina entered the Union on May 23, 1788 and became the 8th state.

Top National Parks in South Carolina:

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• Devils Fork State Park »
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Famous State Residents:

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