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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Iowa

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Iowa

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Iowa Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Iowa 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 54 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 Iowa since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 157
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Iowa Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

67% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Iowa, 65% 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 Iowa with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 34
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 109
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 62
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 44
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 24
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 24
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 14
Pharmacology & Toxicology 9
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6
Genetics 4
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 4

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Computer Workers 2,350 $78,810
Medical Scientists 870 $67,730

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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