Biomathematics & Bioinformatics at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying biomathematics & bioinformatics, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biomathematics & Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomathematics
• Master’s Degree in Biomathematics

WVU Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Rankings

The biomathematics major at WVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomathematics & Bioinformatics. 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.

Biomathematics Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomathematics majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of biomathematics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical biomathematics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biomathematics at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biomathematics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in biomathematics.

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

Concentrations Within Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biometry/Biometrics	13
Biostatistics	8

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Biomathematics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomathematics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Software Applications Developers	1,110	$87,490
Biological Science Professors	250	$64,570
Biological Scientists	210	$70,060
Medical Scientists	190	$71,850

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.