Biological & Physical Science at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

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.

SMC Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Science

SMC Biological & Physical Science Rankings

Biological Science Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological science majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Biological & Physical Science Associate’s Program

62% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological science associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological science only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	154
White	115
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

Biological & Physical Science 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 Santa Monica College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences	405

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 Santa Monica 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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