Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northern State University

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Northern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 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.

NSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

NSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at NSU 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

50% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at NSU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at NSU are white. Around 88% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

NSU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 NSU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Northern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	11
Biotechnology	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	2

Physical Sciences

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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Software Applications Developers	1,010	$75,000
Computer Workers	190	$81,250
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	190	$53,810
Biological Science Professors	160	$87,390

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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