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Biology Studies at Whittier College

Biology Studies at Whittier College

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

Whittier is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 1,564.

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.

Whittier Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Whittier Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Whittier 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 Whittier

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

Whittier Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 Whittier since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 CA, the home state for Whittier College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370
Life Scientists 1,610 $108,880

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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