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

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

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at CWI may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at CWI are white. Around 70% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at College of Western Idaho. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Western Idaho. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	17

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

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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