General Biology at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 5,855. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from UW - River Falls.

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 - River Falls General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UW - River Falls General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how UW - River Falls 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 biology major at UW - River Falls 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
Best Value General Biology Schools	34
	94
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	320

How Much Do Biology Graduates from UW - River Falls Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - River Falls is $33,798. This is 24% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls General Biology Bachelor’s Program

The biology program at UW - River Falls awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - River Falls since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - River Falls also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 - River Falls.

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.