General Biology at San Diego Mesa College

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 San Diego Mesa College stacks up to those at other schools.

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and approximately 20,693 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Diego Mesa College General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

San Diego Mesa College General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College General Biology Associate’s Program

75% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego Mesa College with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego Mesa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	121

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 CA, the home state for San Diego Mesa College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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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