Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Northwestern University

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Northwestern 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 56 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Northwestern since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	95
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	78
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Northwestern Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	29
International Students	35
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 Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	127
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	126
Biotechnology	35
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	23
Botany/Plant Biology	13
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	8

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660

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
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