Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. In 2021, 26 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

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.

UAA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UAA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UAA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at UAA 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 Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	507
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	873
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	1,405

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UAA. This makes it the #341 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from UAA in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAA Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from UAA in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from UAA, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAA also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student 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 University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	35

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
High School Teachers	2,380	$77,920
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	670	$76,640
Computer Workers	630	$98,830
Natural Sciences Managers	420	$106,010
Biological Scientists	410	$77,430

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.