General Biology at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053.

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.

Wesleyan U General Biology Degrees Available

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

Wesleyan U General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Wesleyan U 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Wesleyan U since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Wesleyan U General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from Wesleyan U, 75% 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 Wesleyan University with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	38

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Medical Scientists	1,340	$134,710
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Biological Scientists	150	$93,180

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.