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General Biology at LaGuardia Community College

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if LaGuardia Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and has a total student population of 16,971.

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.

LaGuardia General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

LaGuardia General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia General Biology Associate’s Program

68% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 5
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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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