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General Biology at Northwest Nazarene University

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General Biology at Northwest Nazarene University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Northwest Nazarene University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 2,109. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Nazarene University in 2021, 30 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.

NNU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

NNU General Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at NNU 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
530
544
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 611
Best Value General Biology Schools 643
Most Popular General Biology Schools 787

How Much Do Biology Graduates from NNU Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NNU is $25,354. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from NNU. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at NNU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at NNU 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 Nazarene University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NNU 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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers 5,210 $51,170
Medical Scientists 400 $71,440
Natural Sciences Managers 360 $93,940
Biological Scientists 310 $70,770
Biological Science Professors 190 $96,440

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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