Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Hunter College

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Hunter College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Hunter.

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.

Hunter Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Hunter Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Hunter performed in these rankings.

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 Hunter 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
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	286
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	1,203

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Hunter. This makes it the #222 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #287 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Hunter since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	36
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hunter Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Hunter. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hunter also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	164
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information 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 Hunter College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.