Biology Studies at Essex County College

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Essex County College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences 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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Essex Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Essex Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Essex

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

Essex Biology Studies Associate’s Program

83% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biological sciences 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 biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
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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