General Biology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

UW Seattle General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UW Seattle 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle General Biology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	75
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UW Seattle General Biology Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UW Seattle, 67% 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	182

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 Washington - Seattle Campus.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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