General Biology at Highline College

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Highline College stacks up to those at other schools.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829.

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.

Highline General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

Highline General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline General Biology Associate’s Program

83% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 41% 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 biology.

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 General Biology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	14

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Medical Scientists	5,570	$90,290
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990

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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