Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Biology Studies at William & Mary

Biology Studies at William & Mary

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at William & Mary. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939.

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.

William & Mary Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

William & Mary Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at William & Mary 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 William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

undefined

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 86
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

William & Mary Biology Studies Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. William & Mary does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

undefined

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from William & Mary, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750
Life Scientists 100 $68,730

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.