Human Biology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every human biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human biology program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. Of the 9,451 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus in 2021, 204 of them were human biology majors.

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

UW Seattle Human Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Biology
• Master’s Degree in Human Biology
• Doctorate Degree in Human Biology

UW Seattle Human Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human biology programs across the country. The following shows how UW Seattle performed in these rankings.

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 human biology major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human 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
Most Popular Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in human biology from UW Seattle. This makes it the #1 most popular school for human biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in human biology, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Biology Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Human Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 204 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Biology from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its human 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 human biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	67
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UW Seattle Human Biology Master’s Program

Of the 3 human biology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a human 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 human biology.

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

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in human biology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museum Studies
• Sustainability Science
• Behavioral Science
• Human Computer Interaction

Careers That Human Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in human 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
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Anthropologists and Archeologists	190	$74,300
Social Sciences Professors	140	$69,750

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.