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About Biological and Physical Sciences

A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.

California grants the most Associates degrees in Biological and Physical Sciences of all US states with 18,892 degrees being awarded last year. Students wanting to major in Biological and Physical Sciences can expect about 64% percent of their classmates to be women and 36% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Associates degree. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Biological and Physical Sciences is $47,533.

Popularity of Biological and Physical Sciences Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Biological and Physical Sciences degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Student Demographics

Total Students
25,622
Female Students
16,278 (63%)
Male Students
9,344 (36%)
Hispanic or Latino (9,906, 39%)
White (7,932, 31%)
Asian (4,172, 16%)
Black or African American (1,368, 5%)
Two or more races (1,091, 4%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (565, 2%)
U.S. Nonresident (463, 2%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (74, <1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (51, <1%)

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