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General Biology at Pacific Lutheran University

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General Biology at Pacific Lutheran University

If you plan to study general biology, 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. Of the 604 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 2021, 44 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.

PLU General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

PLU General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at PLU 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 PLU 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
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 278
382

Earnings of PLU Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLU is $27,895. This is 2% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from PLU. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

PLU 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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Biological Scientists 1,270 $85,200
Biological Science Professors 1,060 $85,990

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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