Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a total student population of 21,005. Of the 3,771 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University in 2021, 198 of them were biological and biomedical sciences majors.

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.

Montclair State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Montclair State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Montclair State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Montclair 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
	206

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Montclair State. This makes it the #168 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 198 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Montclair State, about 28% were men and 72% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	69
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Montclair State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Montclair State. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from Montclair State, 59% 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 Montclair State University with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Montclair State also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student 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 Montclair State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	170
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	48
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	9

Related Majors

• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information 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 NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6,350	$145,180
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190

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 Yurinator180 under License

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