Biology Studies at Wesleyan University

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Wesleyan U Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Wesleyan U Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Wesleyan U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 biological sciences, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
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.