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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Highline College

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Highline College

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Highline College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 students attend the school each year.

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

Highline Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Highline Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Highline

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Highline College.

Highline Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

83% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & biomedical sciences graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Highline College with a associate's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Highline College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 14

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers 53,860 $131,790
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Computer Workers 13,100 $91,620
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

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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