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 Western Connecticut State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at WestConn was ranked #554 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #10 in Connecticut.
Here are some of the other rankings for WestConn.
Part-time undergraduates at WestConn paid an average of $560 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,162 | $18,436 |
| Fees | $5,619 | $6,749 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,876 | $13,876 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,250 | $2,250 |
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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 WestConn took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from WestConn make an average of $32,391 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the WestConn 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 WestConn Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 70.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at WestConn in 2019-2020, 43.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 30 |
*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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