Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Harvard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 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.

Harvard Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Harvard does offer online education options in biological & biomedical sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harvard Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Harvard 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 187 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	82
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Harvard Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	68
International Students	121
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	199
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	95
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	88
General Biology	86
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	86
Biotechnology	33
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	23
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	16
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	6
Genetics	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650

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 Elisa.rolle under License

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