Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Brown University

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Brown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year.

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.

Brown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Brown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Brown 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.

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Brown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Brown University.

Brown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	78
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	73
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Brown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at Brown University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	118
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	65
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	33
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	30
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	20
Biotechnology	15
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	8
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	7
Pharmacology & Toxicology	4

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	410	$108,890

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
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