Physiology & Pathology Sciences at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying physiology & pathology sciences, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physiology & Pathology Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

WVU Physiology & Pathology Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology
• Master’s Degree in Physiology

WVU Physiology & Pathology Sciences Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in physiology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physiology Student Demographics at WVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physiology majors at West Virginia University.

WVU Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of physiology master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in physiology each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physiology master's degree from WVU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a master's in physiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Physiology & Pathology Sciences

If you plan to be a physiology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	7
Cell Physiology	4
Oncology & Cancer Biology	3

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

Careers That Physiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Biological Science Professors	250	$64,570
Biological Scientists	210	$70,060
Medical Scientists	190	$71,850
Exercise Physiologists	100	$40,440

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.