Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Brigham Young University - Provo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,871 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 808 of them were biological and biomedical sciences majors.

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

BYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

BYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from BYU. This makes it the #226 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 808 biological and biomedical sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from BYU. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	672
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

BYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from BYU in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from BYU, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at Brigham Young University - Provo. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	276
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	129
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	129
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	121
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	77
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	42
Biotechnology	35
Zoology	28
General Biology	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.