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General Biology at Wharton County Junior College

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General Biology at Wharton County Junior College

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

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and has a total student population of 6,099.

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

Wharton County Junior College General Biology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biology

Wharton County Junior College General Biology Rankings

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Biology Student Demographics at Wharton County Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Wharton County Junior College.

Wharton County Junior College General Biology Associate’s Program

17% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Wharton County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 51% more women than average.

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Wharton County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology 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 Wharton County Junior College with a associate's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Medical Scientists 5,240 $72,260
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900

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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