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General Biology at University of Puget Sound

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General Biology at University of Puget Sound

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Puget Sound has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Puget Sound.

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

Puget Sound General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Puget Sound General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Puget Sound compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Puget Sound is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 301
Most Focused General Biology Schools 549
Best Value General Biology Schools 806

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Puget Sound Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $25,376. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biology Student Demographics at Puget Sound

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Puget Sound.

Puget Sound General Biology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Puget Sound, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Puget Sound 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 University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Puget Sound also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Biological Scientists 1,270 $85,200
Biological Science Professors 1,060 $85,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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