Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological & biomedical sciences program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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.

Columbia Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Columbia Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Columbia 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 91 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 Columbia since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	43
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Columbia Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

66% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	85
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	100
International Students	256
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	251
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	190
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	130
General Biology	110
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	43
Biotechnology	31
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	16
Genetics	16
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	11
Pharmacology & Toxicology	6

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800

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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