General Biology at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom stacks up to those at other schools.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 8,329.

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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom General Biology Associate’s Program

81% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	6
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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	55

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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Medical Scientists	5,570	$90,290
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990

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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