Biological & Physical Sciences

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2016

26,403

growing 7.08%

Median In-State​
Public Tuition

$7,098

growing 1.94%

Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition

$32,010

growing 3.71%

Average Wage

$76,625

growing 2.57%

People in Workforce

864,565

growing 6.62%

Average Employee Age

41.6

declining 0.41%

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Employment

Diversity

Skills

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Biological & Physical Sciences degree recipients are Palos Hills, IL, Chicago, IL, and Pasadena, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Biological & Physical Sciences degree recipients are San Pablo, CA, Palos Hills, IL, and Victorville, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Biological & Physical Sciences is a associates degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Biological & Physical Sciences and the types of students that study this field. Moraine Valley Community College awards the most degrees in Biological & Physical Sciences in the US, but Keck Graduate Institute and Kishwaukee College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biological & Physical Sciences.

Tuition costs for Biological & Physical Sciences majors are, on average, $7,098 for in-state public colleges, and $32,010 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Biological & Physical Sciences programs are Public, 2-year institutions (169 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (21,920 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Biological & Physical Sciences

  1. Moraine Valley Community College

  2. Pasadena City College

  3. Waubonsee Community College

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Biological & Physical Sciences, is Public, 2-year (21,920 completions).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,098

Median In-State Public

$32,010

Median Out of State Private

Moraine Valley Community College has the most Biological & Physical Sciences degree recipients, with 920 degrees awarded in 2016.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

  1. Keck Graduate Institute

    100%

  2. Kishwaukee College

    35.1%

  3. New College of Florida

    34.1%

Out of all institutions that offer Biological & Physical Sciences programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Keck Graduate Institute and Kishwaukee College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Biological & Physical Sciences, with 100% and 35.1%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Biological & Physical Sciences

  1. Los Angeles County, CA

  2. Cook County, IL

  3. Orange County, CA

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Biological & Physical Sciences by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

  1. Frederick County, VA

  2. Lubbock County, TX

  3. Grafton County, NH

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Interdisciplinary Studies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $76,625 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Physicians & surgeons, and Miscellaneous managers.

The industry that employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies majors is Hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

$76,625

Average Wage in Workforce

± $2,203

2.57%

1 Year Growth

± 4%

The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $76,625 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Physicians & surgeons, and Miscellaneous managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

Highest Paying Pumas

  1. Eden Prairie & Minnetonka Cities PUMA, MN

  2. North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY

  3. Westchester County (Southeast) PUMA, NY

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Interdisciplinary Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Occupations

Most Common

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The most common occupations Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Physicians & surgeons, and Miscellaneous managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Interdisciplinary Studies majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Chiropractors, and Optometrists.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Interdisciplinary Studies majors are Physicians & surgeons, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, and Nurse anesthetists.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

864,565

2017 Workforce

± 22,761

6.62%

1 Year Growth

± 3.55%

The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.62%, from 810,918 in 2016 to 864,565 in 2017.

The largest single share of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (5.4%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies by share of the total number of graduates.

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Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The most common industries that employ Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are Hospitals, Elementary & secondary schools, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The highest paying industries of Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

864,565

2017 Workforce

± 22,761

6.62%

1 Year Growth

± 3.55%

The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 6.62%, from 810,918 in 2016 to 864,565 in 2017.

The industry which employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies graduates by share is Hospitals, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Interdisciplinary Studies.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Interdisciplinary Studies majors

  1. West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA

  2. Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR

  3. Carr 2-Carr 100 PUMA, PR

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is 41.6, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees, and White students earn the majority (11,604) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

41.6

Average Age in 2017

± 0.336 Years

0.41%

1 Year Change

± 1.17%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 27 and 30 years old, which represent 3.75% and 3.06% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Biological & Physical Sciences are Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Interdisciplinary Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (59.3%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Biological & Physical Sciences.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    11,604 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    7,240 degrees awarded

  3. Asian

    3,388 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Biological & Physical Sciences for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

  1. White Female

    753 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    594 degrees awarded

  3. Asian Female

    159 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Biological & Physical Sciences. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Biological & Physical Sciences is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

Most Common Countries of Origin

  1. India

    26,470 degree recipients

  2. Mexico

    9,103 degree recipients

  3. Philippines

    8,870 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

  1. Sri Lanka

    3.83 times more than expected

  2. USSR

    3.6 times more than expected

  3. Kenya

    3.33 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Sri Lanka that hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees (3.83 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (26,470 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Biological & Physical Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Biological & Physical Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Biological & Physical Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Science, Technology Design, and Operations Analysis.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Biological & Physical Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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