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General Biology at Buena Vista University

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General Biology at Buena Vista University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Buena Vista University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 students attend the school each year. Of the 399 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in 2021, 6 of them were general biology majors.

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.

BVU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

BVU General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how BVU 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 BVU 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 Popular General Biology Schools 1,444

Biology Student Demographics at BVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Buena Vista University.

BVU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from BVU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at BVU 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 Buena Vista University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Medical Scientists 870 $67,730
Biological Science Professors 730 $101,810
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Biological Scientists 260 $62,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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