Environmental Science at Ocean County College

If you plan to study environmental science, take a look at what Ocean County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and approximately 7,480 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Science section at the bottom of this page.

OCC Environmental Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at OCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, OCC does offer online courses in bioenvironmental sciences for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

OCC Environmental Science Rankings

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at OCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioenvironmental sciences majors at Ocean County College.

OCC Environmental Science Associate’s Program

45% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of bioenvironmental sciences associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in bioenvironmental sciences only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at OCC are white. Around 91% 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 Ocean County College with a associate's in bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental 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 NJ, the home state for Ocean County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Environmental Science Professors	160	$103,650

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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