Biological & Physical Science at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

What traits are you looking for in a biological science school? To help you decide if The University of Virginia's College at Wise is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological science program.

UVa - Wise is located in Wise, Virginia and approximately 1,905 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in biological science from UVa - Wise.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

UVa - Wise Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

UVa - Wise Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological science progam at UVa - Wise compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological science major at UVa - Wise is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Biological & Physical Science Schools	32
Most Popular Biological & Physical Science Schools	160

Biological Science Student Demographics at UVa - Wise

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

UVa - Wise Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in biological science from UVa - Wise. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men. The typical biological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UVa - Wise since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological science at UVa - Wise 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 The University of Virginia's College at Wise with a bachelor's in biological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UVa - Wise also has a doctoral program available in biological science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for The University of Virginia's College at Wise.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360

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 MrBill3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.