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Biological & Physical Science at Modesto Junior College

Biological & Physical Science at Modesto Junior College

If you plan to study biological & physical science, take a look at what Modesto Junior College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MJC is located in Modesto, California and approximately 16,365 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.

MJC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

MJC Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at MJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Modesto Junior College.

MJC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

79% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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MJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological science graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 190
White 107
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 Modesto Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences 327

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 CA, the home state for Modesto Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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