Biology Studies at Point Loma Nazarene 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 Point Loma Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616.

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.

PLNU Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

PLNU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at PLNU 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 PLNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.

PLNU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at PLNU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

PLNU Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. PLNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from PLNU, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.