General Biology at Mount Wachusett Community College

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

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,187.

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.

MWCC General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

MWCC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at MWCC

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

MWCC General Biology Associate’s Program

11% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at MWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 57% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology 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 biology.

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 General Biology

If you plan to be a biology 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 Mount Wachusett Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	10

Biotechnology

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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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