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Biology Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University

Biology Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Virginia Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 students attend the school each year.

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

VWU Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

VWU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at VWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at VWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Virginia Wesleyan University.

VWU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at VWU 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750
Life Scientists 100 $68,730

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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