Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Union County College

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Union County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and approximately 8,298 students attend the school each year.

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

Union County College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Union County College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Union County College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Union County College.

Union County College Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

47% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at Union County College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

Union County College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological & biomedical sciences graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union County College with a associate's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Union County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	29

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & biomedical 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 NJ, the home state for Union County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6,350	$145,180
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190

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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