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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Houston Community College

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329.

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.

Houston Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Houston Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

84% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & biomedical sciences graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 70
Black or African American 206
Hispanic or Latino 175
White 30
International Students 82
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Houston Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 549

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Software Applications Developers 71,260 $108,760
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Medical Scientists 5,240 $72,260

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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