Biology Studies at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 10,531.

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 - La Crosse Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

UW - La Crosse Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UW - La Crosse 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 - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

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 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
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
• Image Credit: By Lacrossewi under License

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