Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Lehigh University

What traits are you looking for in a biological and biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if Lehigh University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological and biomedical sciences program.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067. In 2021, 86 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Lehigh.

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.

Lehigh 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

Online Classes Are Available at Lehigh

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Lehigh does offer online courses in biological and biomedical sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Lehigh Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at Lehigh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Lehigh 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
	10
	21

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Lehigh. This makes it the #341 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #238 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at Lehigh awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	58
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Lehigh Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from Lehigh in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from Lehigh, 78% 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 Lehigh University with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 3 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	43
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	34
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	21

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.