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General Biology at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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General Biology at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Platteville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 7,547. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UW - Platteville.

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 - Platteville General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UW - Platteville General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at UW - Platteville compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at UW - Platteville 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
204
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 617

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UW - Platteville Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Platteville is $30,941. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $27,253 for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville General Biology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 64 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from UW - Platteville in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Platteville since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 56
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UW - Platteville 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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