Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University at Albany

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAlbany Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UAlbany 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 UAlbany since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	80
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UAlbany Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

59% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	279
Pharmacology & Toxicology	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	1

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800

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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