Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Delaware

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & 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 & biomedical sciences program at University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

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.

UD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UD 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 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #98 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 UD since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at UD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	198
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

66% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from UD, 71% 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 Delaware with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	77
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	210
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	88
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	63
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	38
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	18
Biotechnology	17
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	12
Zoology	10
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Software Applications Developers	4,790	$106,730
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Medical Scientists	400	$115,070
Biochemists and Biophysicists	240	$93,530

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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