General Biology at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 students attend the school each year.

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.

Essex General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

Essex General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Essex

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

Essex General Biology Associate’s Program

83% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	43

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Medical Scientists	2,960	$145,300
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330
Life Scientists	300	$85,790

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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