Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Mount Wachusett Community College

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Mount Wachusett Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and approximately 3,187 students attend the school each year.

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

MWCC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

MWCC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at MWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Mount Wachusett Community College.

MWCC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

11% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at MWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 55% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at MWCC are white. Around 56% 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 Mount Wachusett Community College with a associate's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Wachusett Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	10
Biotechnology	2

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650

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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