Biology Studies at Eastern Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Eastern Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349.

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.

EWU Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

EWU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at EWU 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 EWU

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

EWU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

EWU Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from EWU, 100% 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 Eastern 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	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 Eastern 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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.