General Biology at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. Of the 2,501 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in 2021, 97 of them were general biology majors.

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.

WCU General Biology Degrees Available

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

WCU General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WCU 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 Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
	585

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in biology from WCU. This makes it the #265 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WCU Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $24,606. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 97 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from WCU in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	73
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WCU General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from WCU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from WCU, 80% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.