Biology Studies at College of the Canyons

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at College of the Canyons stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

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

College of the Canyons Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

College of the Canyons Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at College of the Canyons.

College of the Canyons Biology Studies Associate’s Program

63% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological sciences only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 18% 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 the Canyons with a associate's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 CA, the home state for College of the Canyons.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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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