General Biomedical Sciences at Grand Valley State University

Every general biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biomedical sciences 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 General Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

GVSU General Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

GVSU General Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biomedical sciences major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	148
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GVSU General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biomedical sciences each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biomedical sciences master's degree from GVSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biology Studies

Careers That Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.