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Biology Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Biology Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Seattle Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Seattle Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UW Seattle Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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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

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 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Biological Scientists 1,270 $85,200
Biological Science Professors 1,060 $85,990
Life Scientists 230 $90,110

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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