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Bioinformatics at Grand Valley State University

Bioinformatics at Grand Valley State University

Every bioinformatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioinformatics program at Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioinformatics section at the bottom of this page.

GVSU Bioinformatics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics

GVSU Bioinformatics Rankings

Bioinformatics Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bioinformatics majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Bioinformatics Master’s Program

80% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of bioinformatics master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a master's in bioinformatics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Bioinformatics Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioinformatics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers 29,540 $92,260
Computer Workers 10,900 $76,400
Computer and Information Research Scientists 140 $103,350

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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