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Biology Studies at Pacific Lutheran University

Biology Studies at Pacific Lutheran University

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

PLU Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

PLU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at PLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biological 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 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 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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Biological Scientists 1,270 $85,200
Biological Science Professors 1,060 $85,990
Life Scientists 230 $90,110

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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