Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Emory University

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,691 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Emory University in 2021, 362 of them were biological and biomedical sciences majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Emory Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	48
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	703

In 2021, 215 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Emory. This makes it the #15 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 73 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and 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 and biomedical sciences majors at Emory University.

Emory Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 362 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences from Emory in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% 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 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	147
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	108
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Emory Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 215 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from Emory in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	93
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Emory also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 73 students 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 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

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.