Marine Biology at Roger Williams University

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Marine Biology section at the bottom of this page.

RWU Marine Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

RWU Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at RWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine 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.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at RWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at Roger Williams University.

RWU Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biological oceanography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological oceanography at RWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in biological oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Biological Science Professors	170	$98,820
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$132,880
Biological Scientists	50	$89,210

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
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