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Biology Schools in Wisconsin

Wisconsin contains 36 schools that offer biology programs. University of Wisconsin-Madison, the highest-ranking biology school in WI, has a total student population of 41,654 and is the 23rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 36 biology schools in Wisconsin, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Carthage College comes out as the most expensive ($25,664/yr), with Gateway Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $220/yr.

Biology students from Wisconsin schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Wisconsin alone, there are 300 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $58,460. Biological scientists in this state earn $63,660/yr and there are 880 employed.

Also, within the biology schools in Wisconsin, the average student population is 3,620 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 4047 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,987 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,857, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biology Programs in Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Botany/Plant Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Conservation Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Oncology and Cancer Biology
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Zoology/Animal Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Forest Sciences and Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Marquette University

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lakeland College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Beloit College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lawrence University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Ripon College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Environmental Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Norbert College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carroll University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Microbiology, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wisconsin Lutheran College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Maranatha Baptist Bible College Inc

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Concordia University-Wisconsin

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northland College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carthage College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Cardinal Stritch University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Edgewood College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Viterbo University

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Superior

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Silver Lake College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Alverno College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Marian University-Wisconsin

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mount Mary College

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Biology Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Molecular Biology
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Gateway Technical College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Madison Area Technical College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Mid-State Technical College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

College of Menominee Nation

• Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Wisconsin Interesting Facts

• Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state's 7,446 streams and rivers.
• End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
• Wisconsin's Door County has five state parks and 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. These figures represent more than any other county in the country.
• In 1878-1879 the Wisconsin legislature approved the creation of a state park in Vilas County. The proposal was not successful and the state ended up selling two-thirds of area land to lumber interest for $8 an acre in 1897.
• In 1900 land acquisition for Wisconsin's first state park began. The park became Interstate State Park located in St. Croix Falls.
• Devil's Lake was established in 1911. The facility has become one of Wisconsin's oldest and most famous state parks. It leads the state parks in attendance.

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