General Biology at Wichita State University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Wichita State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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.

WSU General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

WSU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at WSU 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 WSU

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

WSU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WSU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from WSU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wichita State University with a master's in biology.

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	74

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Medical Scientists	560	$81,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$69,310
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440
Biological Scientists	250	$64,560

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.