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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UW Seattle 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 110 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 UW Seattle since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 323
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 86
White 353
International Students 84
Other Races/Ethnicities 107

UW Seattle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

75% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 38
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 288
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 192
General Biology 182
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 152
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 146
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 88
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 63
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 29
Genetics 14
Botany/Plant Biology 8
Pharmacology & Toxicology 7

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers 53,860 $131,790
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Computer Workers 13,100 $91,620
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090

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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