Genetics at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496.

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

NWC Genetics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics

NWC Genetics Rankings

Genetics Student Demographics at NWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetics majors at Northwestern College.

Concentrations Within Genetics

Genetics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Biological Scientists	260	$62,320

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.