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North Carolina Biological Scientists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Biological Scientists in North Carolina

Fast Facts for Biological Scientists in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Durham and Wilmington
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Asheville and Raleigh
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Durham and Raleigh

Salaries for Biological Scientists in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Durham and Asheville. (See table at bottom of page)

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North Carolina Biology Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Appalachian State UniversityBooneDoctorate15,871
Barton CollegeWilsonBachelor1,130
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmontBachelor1,337
Bennett College for WomenGreensboroBachelor678
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekMasters & First Professional6,208
Catawba CollegeSalisburyMasters1,323
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboroBachelor875
Davidson CollegeDavidsonBachelor1,674
Duke UniversityDurhamDoctorate & First Professional13,598
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth CityMasters3,061
Elon UniversityElonDoctorate5,456
Fayetteville State UniversityFayettevilleDoctorate6,692
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling SpringsDoctorate & First Professional3,892
Greensboro CollegeGreensboroMasters1,180
Guilford CollegeGreensboroBachelor2,688
High Point UniversityHigh PointMasters3,064
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotteBachelor1,463
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner ElkBachelor882
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickoryMasters1,626
Livingstone CollegeSalisburyBachelor960
Louisburg CollegeLouisburgAssociate754
Mars Hill CollegeMars HillBachelor1,253
Meredith CollegeRaleighMasters2,202
Methodist UniversityFayettevilleMasters2,118
Mount Olive CollegeMount OliveBachelor3,277
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboroDoctorate10,498
North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamMasters & First Professional8,383
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleighDoctorate & First Professional31,802
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeRocky MountBachelor1,583
Peace CollegeRaleighBachelor692
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimerMasters2,053
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotteMasters2,243
Saint Augustines College RaleighRaleighBachelor1,284
Salem CollegeWinston SalemMasters992
Shaw UniversityRaleighMasters2,866
St Andrews Presbyterian CollegeLaurinburgBachelor747
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAshevilleMasters3,701
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillDoctorate & First Professional28,136
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteDoctorate22,388
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboroDoctorate18,627
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembrokeMasters5,937
University of North Carolina-WilmingtonWilmingtonDoctorate12,180
Wake Forest UniversityWinston SalemDoctorate & First Professional6,788
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoaMasters946
Western Carolina UniversityCullowheeDoctorate9,056
Wingate UniversityWingateDoctorate2,041
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemMasters5,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Biological Scientists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Biological Scientists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Biological Scientists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Durham560$76,94013.1
Wilmington40$72,9901.8
Raleigh130$69,7901.6
Asheville30$73,2101.1
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