Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every biological and biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological and biomedical sciences program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 971 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UW Seattle.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UW Seattle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological and 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.

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UW Seattle. This makes it the #54 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 110 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and 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 and biomedical sciences majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 971 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences from UW Seattle in 2021, 37% were men and 63% 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 UW Seattle since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	346
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	368
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

UW Seattle Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UW Seattle awarded 88 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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 and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 110 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 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

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

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