Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. Of the 4,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 528 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.

Cornell 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

Cornell Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Cornell 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 Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	401

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Cornell. This makes it the #196 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 71 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to 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 Cornell since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	142
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	148
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

Cornell Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at Cornell awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 71 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	315
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	179
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	39
Botany/Plant Biology	22
Zoology	20
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	13
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	9
Genetics	8
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	6

Related Majors

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

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

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
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.