Biology Studies at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying biology studies, 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 has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Biology Studies Degrees Available

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

WVU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at WVU 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 WVU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	102
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

WVU Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from WVU, 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 West Virginia University with a master's in biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Biological Science Professors	250	$64,570
Biological Scientists	210	$70,060

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.