Biology Education at Western Washington University

Every biology education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology teacher education program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year. Of the 184 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University in 2,021, 1 of them were biology education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Education section at the bottom of this page.

WWU Biology Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education

WWU Biology Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how WWU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology teacher education major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Education. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	5
Best Biology Education Schools	9
Best Value Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value Biology Education Schools	45
Most Popular Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Focused Biology Education Schools	147

Biology Teacher Education Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology teacher education majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Biology Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology teacher education from WWU.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor's in biology teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WWU also has a doctoral program available in biology teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Chemistry Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Art Education

Careers That Biology Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.