Biology Studies at Williams College

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Williams College stacks up to those at other schools.

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,987.

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.

Williams Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Williams Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Williams 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 Williams

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Williams College.

Williams Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 Williams since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Williams College with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 MA, the home state for Williams College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Life Scientists	430	$111,340

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
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