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General Biology at Mission 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 Mission College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mission College is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 6,504.

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.

Mission College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

Mission College General Biology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Biology Student Demographics at Mission College

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

Mission College General Biology Associate’s Program

76% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Mission College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 50
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 10
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Mission 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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