Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

UNLV Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNLV Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UNLV 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #192 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

76% 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 UNLV since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	54
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

UNLV Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	285
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	23

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Software Applications Developers	3,900	$105,640
Computer Workers	2,600	$72,610
Health Specialties Professors	1,190	$95,720
Biological Science Professors	260	$71,410

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
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