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Biology Studies at Shepherd University

Biology Studies at Shepherd 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 Shepherd University stacks up to those at other schools.

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159.

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.

Shepherd University Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Shepherd University Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 Shepherd University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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

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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Biological Science Professors 250 $64,570
Biological Scientists 210 $70,060

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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