General Biology at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Western.

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.

Western General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Western General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Western 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 Schools	187
	430
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	535

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Western Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western is $26,963. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at Western

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

Western General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from Western in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Medical Scientists	1,420	$74,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Biological Science Professors	890	$79,730
Biological Scientists	870	$71,380

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
• Image Credit: By Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.