Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Rice University

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643.

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.

Rice Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Rice Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Rice 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Rice since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Rice University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	40
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Rice Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	60
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	34
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	27
General Biology	25

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260

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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