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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Essex County College

If you plan to study Biological & Biomedical Sciences, take a look at what Essex County College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Essex County College sits in Newark, NJ.

Online Class Availability at Essex County College

Online coursework is an option at Essex County College. Among 7,026 students, 706 (10%) studied exclusively online and 2,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates from Essex County College

Those who finish Essex County College’s Biological & Biomedical Sciences program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$34,575
5 years	$42,017

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Biological & Biomedical Sciences graduates from Essex County College earn a median of $34,575, compared with $39,443 for all Essex County College graduates — about 12% lower than the school-wide median.

Top-Paying Careers for Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates

Graduates of the Biological & Biomedical Sciences program at Essex County College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Biological & Biomedical Sciences graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Cytotechnologists	$155,812
Cytogenetic Technologists	$155,361
Exercise Physiologists	$144,072
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Histotechnologists	$125,527

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.