by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Nebraska Wesleyan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The biology major at NWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.
Here are some of the other rankings for NWU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NWU paid an average of $1,270 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,964 | $35,964 |
| Fees | $890 | $890 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,258 | $10,258 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Learn more about NWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at NWU took out an average of $25,498 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $23,366.
Online degrees for the NWU biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 67.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at NWU in 2019-2020, 17.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 6 |
*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.
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