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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Florida Atlantic University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 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.

FAU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

FAU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at FAU 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 93
Hispanic or Latino 119
White 121
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

FAU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

76% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 24
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 560
Biotechnology 5

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Software Applications Developers 38,160 $95,610
Computer Workers 11,060 $78,900
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990
Medical Scientists 3,470 $82,990

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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