Biology Studies at Northern Essex Community College

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Northern Essex Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and approximately 4,715 students attend the school each year.

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.

NECC Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

NECC Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at NECC

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

NECC Biology Studies Associate’s Program

86% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

NECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Essex Community College with a associate's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MA, the home state for Northern Essex Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Life Scientists	430	$111,340

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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