Bioinformatics at Washington University in St Louis
If you plan to study bioinformatics, take a look at what Washington University in St Louis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.
WUSTL Bioinformatics Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics
WUSTL Bioinformatics Rankings
Bioinformatics Student Demographics at WUSTL
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioinformatics majors at Washington University in St Louis.
WUSTL Bioinformatics Master’s Program
In the bioinformatics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in bioinformatics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Bioinformatics Grads May Go Into
A degree in bioinformatics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.
Occupation | Jobs in MO | Average Salary in MO |
---|---|---|
Software Applications Developers | 15,380 | $93,880 |
Computer Workers | 7,010 | $82,610 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists | 240 | $96,810 |
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
- Image Credit: By Bachrach44 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.