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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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

61% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Diablo Valley 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 Diablo Valley College with a associate's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 31
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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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