Biology Studies at Whitman College

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and approximately 1,360 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Whitman Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Whitman Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Whitman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at Whitman

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

Whitman Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Whitman since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Whitman 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 Whitman College with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 Whitman College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Life Scientists	230	$90,110

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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