General Biology at Northern Oklahoma College

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

Northern Oklahoma College is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and approximately 3,374 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northern Oklahoma College General Biology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Biology

Northern Oklahoma College General Biology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Biology Student Demographics at Northern Oklahoma College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Northern Oklahoma College.

Northern Oklahoma College General Biology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Northern Oklahoma College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biology at Northern Oklahoma College are white. Around 55% 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 Northern Oklahoma College with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for Northern Oklahoma College.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Biological Science Professors	530	$77,940
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$116,160
Biological Scientists	350	$64,200
Life Scientists	30	$43,480

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.