Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UPenn does offer online courses in biological & biomedical sciences for the following degree levels:

UPenn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UPenn 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 118 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 UPenn since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	120
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	81
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

UPenn Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	37
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	158
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	112
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	57
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	50
Biotechnology	37
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	33
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	26
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	12
Pharmacology & Toxicology	9

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.