General Biology at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159.

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.

Wazzu General Biology Degrees Available

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

Wazzu General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Wazzu 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #113 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	145
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Wazzu General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Wazzu, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	276

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Genetics
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Medical Scientists	5,570	$90,290
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990

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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