Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. In 2021, 35 biomedical science majors received their bachelor's degree from UMGC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) section at the bottom of this page.

UMGC Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Science

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UMGC does offer online education options in biomedical science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biomedical science progam at UMGC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biomedical science major at UMGC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other). 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
Most Popular Online Other Biological Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Other Biological Sciences Schools	3

How Much Do Biomedical Science Graduates from UMGC Make?

The median salary of biomedical science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMGC is $66,765. This is 149% higher than $26,833, which is the national average for all biomedical science bachelor's degree recipients.

Biomedical Science Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomedical science majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in biomedical science from UMGC. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical biomedical science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UMGC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a bachelor's in biomedical science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMGC also has a doctoral program available in biomedical science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biotechnology

Careers That Biomedical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomedical science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650
Life Scientists	360	$97,240

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.