Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. Of the 954 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2021, 71 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.

PLNU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

PLNU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at PLNU 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 PLNU 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
	137
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	535
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	539

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from PLNU. This makes it the #357 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from PLNU. About 41% were men and 59% 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 PLNU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences at PLNU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

PLNU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biological and biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PLNU 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

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at Point Loma Nazarene University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	67
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 Point Loma Nazarene University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By OperaSmorg under License

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