Biology Studies at Central Washington University

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

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

CWU Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

CWU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at CWU 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CWU Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. CWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 68% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a master's in biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Life Scientists	230	$90,110

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.