Biology Studies at College of Western Idaho

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 Western Idaho stacks up to those at other schools.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,200.

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.

CWI Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

CWI Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at CWI

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

CWI Biology Studies Associate’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
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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