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Biology Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Biology Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if William Paterson University of New Jersey is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 students attend the school each year.

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.

William Paterson University Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

William Paterson University Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University

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

William Paterson University Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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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

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 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
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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