Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Central Florida

Every biological and biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological and biomedical sciences program at University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 886 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UCF.

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.

UCF 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

UCF Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UCF 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 UCF 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	175
	310
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	335

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UCF. This makes it the #112 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #166 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 886 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences from UCF in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were 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 UCF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	113
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	261
White	367
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

UCF Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UCF awarded 44 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

In the biological and 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 of Central Florida with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and 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 of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	897
Biotechnology	41
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	1

Related Majors

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

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.