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The bachelor's program at Wayne State was ranked #325 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #9 in Michigan.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Wayne State University handed out 177 bachelor's degrees in general biology. This is an increase of 4% over the previous year when 170 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biology from Wayne State. This makes it the #342 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 3 students received their doctoral degrees in biology in 2021, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Biology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Wayne State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $23,098 a year. This is less than $27,253, which is the national median of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Wayne State, biology students borrow a median amount of $21,788 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all biology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,375.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the biology program at Wayne State is $148 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Wayne State University.
The biology program at Wayne State awarded 177 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Wayne State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 62% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 26 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 110 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 4 |
Other Races | 14 |
Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in biology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 32 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 29 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 12 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 10 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 4 |
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