General Biology at Whitworth University

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 Whitworth University stacks up to those at other schools.

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 2,756. In 2021, 37 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from Whitworth.

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.

Whitworth General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Whitworth General Biology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Whitworth 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 Schools	442
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	580
Most Popular General Biology Schools	679
	694
Best Value General Biology Schools	783

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Whitworth Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Whitworth is $23,073. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from Whitworth in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Whitworth since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Whitworth 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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 Whitworth University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.