Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Brown University

If you plan to study biological and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 214 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Brown.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Brown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
	20
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
	47

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Brown. This makes it the #100 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and 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 and biomedical sciences majors at Brown University.

Brown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 214 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from Brown in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% 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 Brown since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	81
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Brown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students earned a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Brown. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Brown also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 38 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering

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 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
• Image Credit: By Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.