Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Dartmouth College

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292.

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.

Dartmouth Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Dartmouth Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Dartmouth 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 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 Dartmouth since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at Dartmouth are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	65
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Dartmouth Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Dartmouth College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	87
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	58
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	7
Genetics	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	2

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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Software Applications Developers	6,540	$110,740
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440
Health Specialties Professors	750	$113,120
Medical Scientists	390	$116,200

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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