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General Biology at Western Connecticut State University

General Biology at Western Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Western Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

WestConn General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

WestConn General Biology Rankings

The biology major at WestConn 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.

Biology Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn General Biology Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

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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

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology 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
Biology Studies 43

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Medical Scientists 1,340 $134,710
Biological Science Professors 1,160 $104,320
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Biological Scientists 150 $93,180

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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