Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Tufts.

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.

Tufts Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Tufts Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at Tufts 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 Tufts 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
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	85
	111
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	256
	287
	306

In 2021, 194 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Tufts. This makes it the #19 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to 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 Tufts since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	83
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Tufts Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 194 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from Tufts in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	90
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Tufts also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 32 students 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 Tufts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	281
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	51
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	33
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	12
Biotechnology	12
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	4
Genetics	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.