General Biology at Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Brigham Young University - Hawaii stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU - H is located in Laie, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,180. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from BYU - H.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

BYU - H General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

BYU - H General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how BYU - H performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at BYU - H is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Most Focused General Biology Schools	266
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	442

Biology Student Demographics at BYU - H

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

BYU - H General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU - H, about 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at BYU - H are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Hawaii with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

BYU - H also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
Biological Scientists	300	$79,760
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$115,240
Medical Scientists	240	$96,880
Life Scientists	70	$79,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eustress under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.