General Biology at Northwest Mississippi Community College

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

NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and approximately 7,092 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.

NWCC General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

NWCC General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at NWCC

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

NWCC General Biology Associate’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at NWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

NWCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest Mississippi 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Northwest Mississippi Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MS, the home state for Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$75,300
Biological Scientists	300	$80,690
Medical Scientists	270	$45,150
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240

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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