Biological & Physical Science at San Jose City College

What traits are you looking for in a biological science school? To help you decide if San Jose City College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological science program.

San Jose City College is located in San Jose, California and approximately 8,378 students attend the school each year.

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

San Jose City College Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

San Jose City College Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at San Jose City College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at San Jose City College.

San Jose City College Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

54% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at San Jose City College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

San Jose City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological science graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

The following biological science concentations are available at San Jose City College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	120

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science 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 Jose City College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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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