General Biomedical Sciences at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study general 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

USD General Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences

USD General Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biomedical sciences major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at USD

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

USD General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USD General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biomedical sciences each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biomedical sciences master's degree from USD, 75% 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 biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Biology Studies

Careers That Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Medical Scientists	160	$80,900

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

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