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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if Carnegie Mellon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Carnegie Mellon 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #126 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 13
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Carnegie Mellon Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

52% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Carnegie Mellon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences 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 Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 45
General Biology 37
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 33
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Software Applications Developers 28,260 $96,370
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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