Genetics at Washington State University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Wazzu Genetics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics

Wazzu Genetics Rankings

The genetics major at Wazzu is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Genetics. 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.

Genetics Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Genetics Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in genetics 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 genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Genetics

The following genetics concentations are available at Washington State University. 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
General Genetics	20

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics 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
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
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