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Basic Certificates in Biology & Biotech Lab Technician

252 Yearly Graduations
66% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 47% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 5.6% of biology tech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biology Tech Majors

In 2020-2021, 252 earned their basic certificate in biology tech. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in biology tech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 323
Basic Certificate 252
Undergraduate Certificate 85
Bachelor’s Degree 69
Master’s Degree 3

Earnings of Biology Tech Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for biology tech majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for biology tech students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in biology tech. About 65.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 86
Women 166
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The racial-ethnic distribution of biology tech basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 43
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 113
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 14
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to biology tech that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Science Technicians 858
Nuclear & Radiological Technology 93
Other Science Technologies 21
General Science Technologies 2

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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