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General Biology at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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General Biology at West Virginia Wesleyan College

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what West Virginia Wesleyan College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066. In 2021, 15 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan.

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.

West Virginia Wesleyan General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

West Virginia Wesleyan General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how West Virginia Wesleyan performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 329
Most Focused General Biology Schools 400

Biology Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan General Biology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from West Virginia Wesleyan. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia Wesleyan since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

West Virginia Wesleyan also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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