Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Palomar College

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

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Palomar College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Palomar College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

63% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & biomedical sciences graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 Palomar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	57

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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