Biological & Physical Science at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and has a total student population of 52,873.

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.

Northern Virginia Community College Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

Northern Virginia Community College Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

67% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	71
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

Biological & Physical Science 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 Northern Virginia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	367

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360

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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