Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Utah Valley University

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UVU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at UVU 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Associate’s Program

30% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of biological & biomedical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biological & biomedical sciences only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at UVU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 36% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at UVU are white. Around 77% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UVU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

34% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% 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 UVU since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	147
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	300
Biotechnology	24
Botany/Plant Biology	10

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 Utah Valley University.

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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