Biological & Physical Sciences at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study biological & physical sciences, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

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

WKU Biological & Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WKU does offer online education options in biological & physical sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WKU Biological & Physical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Physical Sciences Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & physical sciences majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Biological & Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological & physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in biological & physical sciences each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a master's in biological & physical sciences.

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

Careers That Biological & Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & physical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.