Biology Studies at Cosumnes River College

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 Cosumnes River College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cosumnes River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 14,667 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.

Cosumnes River Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Cosumnes River Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Cosumnes River

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

Cosumnes River Biology Studies Associate’s Program

74% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Cosumnes River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cosumnes River College with a associate's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 Cosumnes River College.

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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