Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. In 2021, 92 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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.

USD 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

USD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at USD 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
	136
	609

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from USD. This makes it the #290 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #267 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 biological and biomedical sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	80
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

USD Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 biological and biomedical sciences majors earned their master's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from USD, 67% 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 South Dakota with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USD also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	102
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	3

Related Majors

• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Software Applications Developers	1,010	$75,000
Computer Workers	190	$81,250
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	190	$53,810
Biological Science Professors	160	$87,390

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.