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General Biology at Laney College

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General Biology at Laney College

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

Laney College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 9,225 students attend the school each year.

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.

Laney College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

Laney College General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at Laney College

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

Laney College General Biology Associate’s Program

65% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Laney College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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Laney College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology 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 Laney College with a associate's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 7
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 CA, the home state for Laney College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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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