Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Western Connecticut State University

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Western Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year.

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

WestConn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

WestConn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at WestConn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WestConn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. WestConn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from WestConn, 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 Western Connecticut State University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at Western Connecticut State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	43
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	3

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Computer Workers	1,700	$100,340
Medical Scientists	1,340	$134,710
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320

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
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