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General Biology at Willamette University

General Biology at Willamette University

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Willamette University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

Willamette General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Willamette General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Willamette 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 Willamette

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

Willamette General Biology Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Willamette 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Willamette University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Willamette University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 33

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Medical Scientists 1,720 $90,050
Natural Sciences Managers 1,250 $109,610
Biological Scientists 770 $69,930
Biological Science Professors 470 $96,920

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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