General Biology at College of Southern Nevada

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at College of Southern Nevada. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 29,965.

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

CSN General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

CSN General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at CSN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at College of Southern Nevada.

CSN General Biology Associate’s Program

55% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at CSN may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

CSN does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Southern Nevada with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of Southern Nevada. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	40

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for College of Southern Nevada.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Biological Science Professors	260	$71,410
Medical Scientists	220	$104,900
Natural Sciences Managers	220	$115,150
Biological Scientists	200	$73,490

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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