Biology Studies at Wichita State University

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Wichita State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WSU Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

WSU Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at WSU 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 WSU

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

WSU Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 WSU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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 Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Related Majors

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
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.