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General Biology at Whitman College

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Whitman College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and has a total student population of 1,360. In 2021, 33 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Whitman.

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.

Whitman General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Whitman General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Whitman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Whitman 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Most Focused General Biology Schools 115
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 395
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 633
Most Popular General Biology Schools 732
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Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 801

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Whitman Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Whitman is $20,051. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at Whitman

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

Whitman General Biology Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Whitman since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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

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 WA, the home state for Whitman College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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