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Marine Biology at Northwest Missouri State University

Marine Biology at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year.

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

Northwest Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

Northwest Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine 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.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at Northwest Missouri State University.

Northwest Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological oceanography at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in biological oceanography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Biological Science Professors 1,030 $102,830
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Biological Scientists 510 $67,290

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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