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Biology Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 38 schools that offer biology programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking biology school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 38 biology schools in Tennessee, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rhodes College comes out as the most expensive ($25,801/yr), with Hiwassee College as the lowest recorded at only $5,858/yr.

Biology students from Tennessee 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 Tennessee alone, there are 110 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $49,060. Biological scientists in this state earn $69,910/yr and there are 260 employed.

Also, within the biology schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biology Programs in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Oncology and Cancer Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Rhodes College

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sewanee: The University of the South

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Forest Sciences and Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Milligan College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Martin Methodist College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bryan College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Maryville College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Cumberland University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Temple University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hiwassee College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The University of Tennessee

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Belmont University

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Union University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Conservation Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Tennessee Technological University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Freed-Hardeman University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee-Martin

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Adventist University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Tennessee State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Lee University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carson-Newman College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

King College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fisk University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Tennessee State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Christian Brothers University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Wesleyan College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Trevecca Nazarene University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bethel College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Austin Peay State University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Lincoln Memorial University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Free Will Baptist Bible College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lambuth University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tusculum College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lane College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Crichton College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Le Moyne-Owen College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

Top National Parks in Tennessee:

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Famous State Residents:

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