Biology Studies at Odessa College

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

Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 7,019.

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

Odessa College Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Odessa College

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.

Odessa College does offer online education options in biological sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

Odessa College Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Odessa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Odessa College.

Odessa College Biology Studies Associate’s Program

65% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological sciences only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Odessa College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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 TX, the home state for Odessa College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900
Life Scientists	140	$94,230

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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