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Biology Studies at Highline College

Biology Studies at Highline College

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at Highline College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Highline Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Highline Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Biology Studies Associate’s Program

83% Women
89% 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.

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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 sciences 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 biological 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

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Biological Scientists 1,270 $85,200
Biological Science Professors 1,060 $85,990
Life Scientists 230 $90,110

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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