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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Western Colorado University

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if Western Colorado University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203.

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.

Western Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Western

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Western Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Western 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 Western

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

Western Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

16% 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 Western since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Western Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

59% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Western does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Western, 88% 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 Colorado University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	41
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	5
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	4

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Medical Scientists	1,420	$74,370

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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