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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at George Mason University

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 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.

GMU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

GMU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at GMU 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

72% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	90
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	133
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

GMU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

58% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	39
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological & biomedical sciences concentations are available at George Mason University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	426
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	76
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	29
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	22
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	1

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

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