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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 235 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from USC.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at USC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USC offers distance education options for biological and biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

USC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 84
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 91
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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 794

In 2021, 159 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from USC. This makes it the #24 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and 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 and biomedical sciences majors at University of Southern California.

USC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 235 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from USC in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 89
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 71
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

USC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 159 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% 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 and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 44
International Students 71
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

USC also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 48 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 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 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 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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