Biology Studies at Wake Forest University

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at Wake Forest University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789.

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.

Wake Forest University Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Wake Forest University Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Wake Forest University 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	60
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Wake Forest University Biology Studies Master’s Program

43% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the biological sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

General Biomedical Sciences

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380
Life Scientists	180	$95,370

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
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