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Biological & Physical Science at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College

Biological & Physical Science at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College

Every biological & physical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological science program at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College stacks up to those at other schools.

Harold Washington College is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,479.

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

Harold Washington College Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

Harold Washington College Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at Harold Washington College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College.

Harold Washington College Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

49% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Harold Washington College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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Harold Washington College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological science graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College with a associate's in biological science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 25
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences 222

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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