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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNL offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UNL 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 UNL since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 213
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UNL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from UNL, 79% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Nebraska - Lincoln. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 152
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 91
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 27
Zoology 25
Botany/Plant Biology 6
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 3

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers 7,880 $57,500
Software Applications Developers 4,740 $87,800
Computer Workers 2,980 $86,230
Health Specialties Professors 1,750 $91,120
Medical Scientists 620 $83,110

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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