Environmental Science at Diablo Valley College

If you are interested in studying environmental science, you may want to check out the program at Diablo Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and approximately 18,693 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Science section at the bottom of this page.

Diablo Valley Environmental Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

Diablo Valley Environmental Science Rankings

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Environmental Science Associate’s Program

50% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of bioenvironmental sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in bioenvironmental sciences only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at Diablo Valley are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in bioenvironmental sciences graduates 11% 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental 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 CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840

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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