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Biological & Physical Sciences at Southwestern Illinois College

Biological & Physical Sciences at Southwestern Illinois College

What traits are you looking for in a biological & physical sciences school? To help you decide if Southwestern Illinois College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & physical sciences program.

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,906.

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.

SWIC Biological & Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological & Physical Sciences

SWIC Biological & Physical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Physical Sciences Student Demographics at SWIC

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

SWIC Biological & Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

49% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of biological & physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & physical sciences only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at SWIC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological & physical sciences at SWIC are white. Around 70% 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 Southwestern Illinois College with a associate's in biological & physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 81
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 Southwestern Illinois 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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