Biological & Physical Science at John Wood Community College

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

John Wood Community College is located in Quincy, Illinois and approximately 1,881 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

John Wood Community College Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

John Wood Community College Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at John Wood Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at John Wood Community College.

John Wood Community College Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

50% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at John Wood Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological science at John Wood Community College are white. Around 85% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science 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 John Wood Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	48

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for John Wood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480

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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