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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UAB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UAB 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 68 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 85
Black or African American 61
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 194
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

UAB Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

70% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 69
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

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 University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 357
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 82
Biotechnology 57
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 24
Genetics 17
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 17
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 15
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 2

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Software Applications Developers 6,210 $96,400
Health Specialties Professors 1,960 $108,310
Computer Workers 1,920 $87,060
Biological Scientists 260 $67,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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