Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Medical University of South Carolina

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

MUSC is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,083.

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.

MUSC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

MUSC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #126 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at MUSC

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

MUSC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. MUSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from MUSC, 63% 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 Medical University of South Carolina with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Medical University of South Carolina. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	9
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	8
Pharmacology & Toxicology	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	2

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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 SC, the home state for Medical University of South Carolina.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Computer Workers	1,510	$92,100
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270

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 ProfReader under License

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