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General Biology at Occidental College

General Biology at Occidental College

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Occidental College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 1,839.

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.

Oxy General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Oxy General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Oxy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Oxy

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

Oxy General Biology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Occidental College with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Occidental College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 37

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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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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