Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 40,953. In 2021, 523 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UNT.

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.

UNT 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

UNT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at UNT 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 Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
	215
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	589

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UNT. This makes it the #380 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #138 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences from UNT in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Texas with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	85
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	202
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UNT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UNT awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UNT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from UNT, 57% 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 North Texas with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNT also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Texas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	437
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	56
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	51

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.