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General Biology at De Anza College

General Biology at De Anza College

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at De Anza College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and approximately 18,649 students attend the school each year.

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.

De Anza College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

De Anza College General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at De Anza College

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

De Anza College General Biology Associate’s Program

72% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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De Anza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at De Anza College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from De Anza College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 43

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 De Anza 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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