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General Biology at William Paterson University of New Jersey

General Biology at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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 William Paterson University of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635.

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.

William Paterson University General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

William Paterson University General Biology Rankings

The biology major at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William Paterson University of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 53
General Biomedical Sciences 1

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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Medical Scientists 2,960 $145,300
Biological Science Professors 1,540 $104,140
Biological Scientists 370 $76,330
Life Scientists 300 $85,790

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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