Biology Studies at Mission College

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

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Mission College Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Mission College Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Mission College

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

Mission College Biology Studies Associate’s Program

68% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Mission College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 41% 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 CA, the home state for Mission College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

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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