DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY
Where are our graduates now?
M.S. in Biology graduates go on to careers in a wide variety of biology-related fields
or continue their training in doctoral and professional degree programs. Here are
some directions our students have gone in:
Ph.D. programs:
Our M.S. graduates have gone on to doctoral programs all over the country including:
- University of South Carolina (Immunology, Marine Biology, Paleontology, Paleopathology)
- Medical University of South Carolina (Biomedicine)
- Medical College of Georgia (Biomedicine)
- University of South Florida (Landscape Ecology)
- The Ohio State University (Evolutionary Biology)
- Penn State University (Biology)
- Wake Forest University (Microbiology/Immunology)
- University of Arizona (Physiology)
Professional programs:
Our graduates have gone on to programs in medicine, veterinary medicine and pharmacy.
Careers:
Our graduates have found jobs in:
- Biomedical research (University of South Carolina, Vanderbilt University, Carolinas
Medical Center, North Carolina Research Campus, Kanapolis Research Campus)
- Government agencies (USDA, State of South Carolina, Mecklenberg County
- Museums (American Museum of Natural History, Schiele Museum, Museum of York County)
- Private industry
- College-level biology teaching
