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Biology Studies at Wharton County Junior College

Biology Studies at Wharton County Junior College

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what Wharton County Junior College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and approximately 6,099 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wharton County Junior College Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Wharton County Junior College Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Wharton County Junior College

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

Wharton County Junior College Biology Studies Associate’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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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 biological sciences graduates 12% 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 biological sciences.

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

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 TX, the home state for Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900
Life Scientists 140 $94,230

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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