Biological & Physical Sciences at Parkland College

If you plan to study biological & physical sciences, take a look at what Parkland College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 5,758 students attend the school each year.

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

Parkland College Biological & Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological & Physical Sciences

Parkland College Biological & Physical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Parkland College

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

Parkland College Biological & Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

41% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of biological & physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & physical sciences only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Parkland College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological & physical sciences at Parkland College are white. Around 73% 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 Parkland College with a associate's in biological & physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	85
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Careers That Biological & Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & physical 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 IL, the home state for Parkland College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480

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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