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Biological & Physical Science at Elgin Community College

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Biological & Physical Science at Elgin Community College

If you plan to study biological and physical science, take a look at what Elgin Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 students attend the school each year.

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

ECC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

ECC Biological & Physical Science Rankings

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Biological Science Student Demographics at ECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Elgin Community College.

ECC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

59% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at ECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 55
White 75
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480

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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