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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Pacific Lutheran University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

PLU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

PLU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at PLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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 & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at PLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Pacific Lutheran University.

PLU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at PLU 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at Pacific Lutheran University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pacific Lutheran University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 44

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers 53,860 $131,790
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Computer Workers 13,100 $91,620
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

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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