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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biological & biomedical sciences, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

Purdue Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Purdue 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 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	397
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Purdue Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

63% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & 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 Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	251
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	44
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	38
Genetics	37
Botany/Plant Biology	26
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	18
Zoology	16
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	7
Biotechnology	5
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	3

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Workers	2,610	$79,310
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270

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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