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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Michigan State University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Michigan State University

Every biological & 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 biological & biomedical sciences program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Michigan State offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

Michigan State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Michigan State 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 61 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 166
Black or African American 84
Hispanic or Latino 62
White 841
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 80

Michigan State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

70% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Michigan State, 68% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 62
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 484
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 263
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 141
Zoology 114
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 96
Genetics 88
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 67
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 59
Pharmacology & Toxicology 52
Botany/Plant Biology 29
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 7
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers 29,540 $92,260
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Computer Workers 10,900 $76,400
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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