Marine Biology at Western Washington University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Marine Biology section at the bottom of this page.

WWU Marine Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

WWU Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine 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.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biological oceanography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological oceanography 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 oceanography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990

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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