The Department of Biology offers the Master of Science as well as a minor at the graduate level.

The department additionally offers courses in three interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs: Molecular Biosciences; Computational Science; and Mathematics and Science Education (concentrations in Biological Education, Chemical Education, Mathematics Education, and Interdisciplinary Science Education) .

The Biology Department also participates in the Master of Science in Professional Science interdisciplinary degree that combines business management skills with advance learning in specific science fields. The six concentrations are Actuarial Sciences, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Engineering Management, and Healthcare Informatics.

MTSU is an affiliate of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Mississippi. Certain courses in marine biology may be taken for graduate credit and transferred to MTSU.

Applicants for the Biology M.S. program must have an undergraduate minor (19 hours) in biology or its equivalent, and 12 hours of chemistry (must include one semester of organic chemistry or biochemistry).

Recent M.S. graduates have followed a variety of career paths, including pursuit of advanced research degrees (Ph.D.) and professional degrees (M.D. for medicine, D.D.S. for dentistry, M.T. for medical technology); employment with a variety of private, university, state, or federal laboratories and agencies; and teaching in high schools and junior colleges. Possible professional positions with this degree:

Bioinformatician
Biologist
Biology teacher
Biotechnology operations manager
College laboratory coordinator
Community college faculty
Commercial farm operations manager
Ecologist
Ecological/environmental consultant
Environmental scientist
Food technologist/safety specialist
Information technologist
Laboratory scientist
Molecular biology analyst
Museum curator
Research assistant/associate
Senior biochemist
Senior chemist
Surveyor
Technician
Water quality specialist
Wildlife biologist
Zoological park curator