by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Physical Sciences is a concentration offered under the biological and physical science major at Prairie State College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in biological and physical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Prairie State College paid an average of $461 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $389 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,610 | $10,332 |
| Fees | $732 | $732 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Learn more about Prairie State College tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Prairie State College biological and physical sciences associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Prairie State College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 52.4% of the biological and physical sciences students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in biological and physical sciences at Prairie State College in 2019-2020, 81.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
