General Biology at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences stacks up to those at other schools.

PNWU is located in Yakima, Washington and approximately 573 students attend the school each year.

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.

PNWU General Biology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biology

PNWU General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at PNWU

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

PNWU General Biology Master’s Program

48% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biology master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. PNWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Northwest University of Health Sciences.

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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