Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146. In 2021, 333 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Charlotte.

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.

UNC Charlotte Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Charlotte performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at UNC Charlotte 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	127
	344

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UNC Charlotte. This makes it the #168 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UNC Charlotte awarded 333 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	151
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UNC Charlotte Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from UNC Charlotte in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UNC Charlotte does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Charlotte also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	278
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	74
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	25

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Engineering

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.