General Biomedical Sciences at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Duke General Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences

Duke General Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

62% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biomedical sciences each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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Careers That Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740

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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