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General Biology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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General Biology at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 87 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma.

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 Tacoma General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UW Tacoma General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UW Tacoma 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 UW Tacoma 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
143
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 452
Most Focused General Biology Schools 555

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UW Tacoma Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $32,362. This is 19% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma General Biology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at UW Tacoma awarded 87 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UW Tacoma 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 Washington - Tacoma 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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