Biological & Biomedical Sciences at The University of West Florida

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological & biomedical sciences program at The University of West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year.

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

UWF Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UWF Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UWF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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 & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	107
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UWF Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

73% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from UWF, 82% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of West Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	148
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	33

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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