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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Oakwood University

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

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 1,374 students attend the school each year. Of the 263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakwood University in 2021, 47 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.

Oakwood Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Oakwood Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Oakwood 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 68
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 622
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 714
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 751
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Oakwood

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

Oakwood Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 47 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakwood, about 45% were men and 55% were 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 Oakwood since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Oakwood University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 34
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Oakwood 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakwood University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 12

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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Software Applications Developers 6,210 $96,400
Health Specialties Professors 1,960 $108,310
Computer Workers 1,920 $87,060
Biological Scientists 260 $67,200

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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