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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Occidental College

Every biological and 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 and biomedical sciences program at Occidental College stacks up to those at other schools.

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 1,839. In 2021, 51 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Oxy.

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.

Oxy Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Oxy Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Oxy 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 210
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 337
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 545
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 545
554
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 582
688
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 694

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Oxy. This is the #546 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Oxy

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

Oxy Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biological and biomedical sciences program at Oxy awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Occidental College with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Oxy 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 Occidental College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 37
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14

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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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