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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Drexel University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Drexel University

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

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

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.

Drexel Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Drexel

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Drexel does offer online education options in biological & biomedical sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Drexel Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Drexel 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 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
62% 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 Drexel since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 71
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 47
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Drexel Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

70% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 39
Black or African American 50
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 90
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 173
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 70
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 35
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 33
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 28
Pharmacology & Toxicology 26
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 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 PA, the home state for Drexel 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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