Biology Studies at Union County College

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Union County College stacks up to those at other schools.

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and has a total student population of 8,298.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Union County College Biology Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Union County College Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Union County College

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

Union County College Biology Studies Associate’s Program

47% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological sciences only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Union County College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% 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 sciences graduates 15% 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 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

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330
Life Scientists	300	$85,790

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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