General Biology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 students attend the school each year.

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 - La Crosse General Biology Degrees Available

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

UW - La Crosse General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UW - La Crosse 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 - La Crosse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - La Crosse since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	212
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UW - La Crosse General Biology Master’s Program

56% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UW - La Crosse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UW - La Crosse, 78% 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	264

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Medical Scientists	1,470	$72,270
Biological Science Professors	990	$81,620
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Biological Scientists	540	$73,520

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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