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Biology Studies at Hudson Valley Community College

Biology Studies at Hudson Valley Community College

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Hudson Valley Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and approximately 8,933 students attend the school each year.

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.

HVCC Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

HVCC Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at HVCC

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

HVCC Biology Studies Associate’s Program

63% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological sciences only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at HVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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HVCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000
Life Scientists 170 $77,970

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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