General Biology at Diablo Valley College

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

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and has a total student population of 18,693.

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.

Diablo Valley General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

Diablo Valley General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley General Biology Associate’s Program

67% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within General Biology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	114

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 Diablo Valley 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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