Biology Studies at LaGuardia Community 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 LaGuardia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

LaGuardia Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

LaGuardia Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia Biology Studies Associate’s Program

73% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 33% 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000
Life Scientists	170	$77,970

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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