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General Biology at University of Wyoming

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General Biology at University of Wyoming

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Wyoming has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. In 2021, 47 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UW.

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 General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UW General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UW 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biology from UW. This is the #396 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UW Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $28,392. This is 4% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at UW

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

UW General Biology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at UW awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% 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 since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UW 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers 1,850 $60,620
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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