Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Emory University

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year.

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.

Emory Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Emory Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Emory 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 73 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Emory since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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 Emory University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	101
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Emory Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	90
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Emory University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	274
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	162
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	152
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	50
Genetics	10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Medical Scientists	1,710	$75,800

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
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