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General Biology at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

General Biology at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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 - Whitewater stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,989.

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 - Whitewater General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UW - Whitewater General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater General Biology Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 - Whitewater since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 56
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 - Whitewater. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 108

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 - Whitewater.

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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