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General Biology at Westmont College

General Biology at Westmont College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Westmont College stacks up to those at other schools.

Westmont is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 1,226 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.

Westmont General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Westmont General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Westmont 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 Westmont

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Westmont College.

Westmont General Biology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Westmont College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Westmont College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 24

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 CA, the home state for Westmont College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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