Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Western Washington University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

WWU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 WWU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	127
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

WWU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

91% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from WWU, 91% 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 Washington 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	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	70
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	57
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	36
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	32
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	20

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Medical Scientists	5,570	$90,290
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090

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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