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General Biology at College of Western Idaho

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General Biology at College of Western Idaho

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what College of Western Idaho has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 10,200 students attend the school each year.

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.

CWI General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

CWI General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at CWI

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

CWI General Biology Associate’s Program

76% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at CWI are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers 5,210 $51,170
Medical Scientists 400 $71,440
Natural Sciences Managers 360 $93,940
Biological Scientists 310 $70,770
Biological Science Professors 190 $96,440

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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