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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Southern California

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

USC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at USC 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 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 USC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 92
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 48
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

USC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

63% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 26
International Students 79
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 122
General Biology 86
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 57
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 56
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 50
Pharmacology & Toxicology 21
Biotechnology 18
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 17
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 9
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 3

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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