Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Eastern Michigan University

Every biological and biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological and biomedical sciences program at Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 129 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Eastern Michigan 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
	260

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #146 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 129 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern Michigan, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Eastern Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	85
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Eastern Michigan Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biological and biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Michigan 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	4
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Eastern Michigan 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

If you plan to be a biological and 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 Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	87
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	34
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	22
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	13
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	5

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.