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Molecular Biology at University of Wyoming

Molecular Biology at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UW Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology

UW Molecular Biology Rankings

The molecular biology major at UW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Molecular 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in molecular biology, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Molecular Biology Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in molecular biology at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in molecular biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UW Molecular Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of molecular biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the molecular biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wyoming with a master's in molecular biology.

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

Careers That Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
Natural Sciences Managers 160 $95,120
Biological Scientists 160 $71,030
Biological Science Professors 110 $79,770

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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