Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Utah

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

U of U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at U of U 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 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 U of U since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	302
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

U of U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

65% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from U of U, 59% 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 Utah with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	210
Genetics	13
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	12
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	9
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	6
Biotechnology	4
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	2

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810

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
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