Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. Of the 5,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 420 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.

Georgia State 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

Georgia State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia State performed in these rankings.

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 Georgia State 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 Schools	535

In 2021, 93 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Georgia State. This makes it the #48 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at Georgia State awarded 420 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	91
Black or African American	149
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	63
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Georgia State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 93 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia State, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	27
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	401
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	129

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 Georgia State 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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.