General Biology at Washington University in St Louis

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Washington University in St Louis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

WUSTL General Biology Degrees Available

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

WUSTL General Biology Rankings

The biology major at WUSTL 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.

Biology Student Demographics at WUSTL

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

WUSTL General Biology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

WUSTL General Biology Master’s Program

48% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biology master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	129
General Biomedical Sciences	8

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Medical Scientists	1,830	$70,510
Biological Science Professors	1,030	$102,830
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Biological Scientists	510	$67,290

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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