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General Biology at Iowa Wesleyan University

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General Biology at Iowa Wesleyan University

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

Iowa Wesleyan is located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and has a total student population of 704. Of the 146 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa Wesleyan University in 2021, 17 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.

Iowa Wesleyan General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Iowa Wesleyan General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Iowa Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Iowa Wesleyan 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 68
Most Focused General Biology Schools 93
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 927
Most Popular General Biology Schools 1,084

Biology Student Demographics at Iowa Wesleyan

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

Iowa Wesleyan General Biology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa Wesleyan, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa Wesleyan since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan 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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