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General Biology at Cuyamaca College

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General Biology at Cuyamaca College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Cuyamaca College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cuyamaca College is located in El Cajon, California and has a total student population of 8,720.

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.

Cuyamaca College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

Cuyamaca College General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at Cuyamaca College

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

Cuyamaca College General Biology Associate’s Program

60% Women
49% 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 33% men each year. The program at Cuyamaca College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at Cuyamaca College are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Cuyamaca College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 CA, the home state for Cuyamaca College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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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