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General Biology at Housatonic Community College

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General Biology at Housatonic Community 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 Housatonic Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Housatonic Community College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,821.

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.

Housatonic Community College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

Housatonic Community College General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at Housatonic Community College

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

Housatonic Community College General Biology Associate’s Program

75% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Housatonic Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 CT, the home state for Housatonic Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Medical Scientists 1,340 $134,710
Biological Science Professors 1,160 $104,320
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Biological Scientists 150 $93,180

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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