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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northwest Nazarene University

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

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 2,109. In 2021, 38 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from NNU.

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.

NNU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

NNU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

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 NNU 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
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 553
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 626

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biological and biomedical sciences program at NNU awarded 38 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at NNU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences at NNU 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NNU 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

If you plan to be a biological and 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 Northwest Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 30
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3

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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers 5,210 $51,170
Software Applications Developers 2,800 $86,680
Computer Workers 790 $80,610
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 490 $69,430
Medical Scientists 400 $71,440

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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