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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Vanderbilt University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 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.

Vanderbilt Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Vanderbilt 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 92 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 Vanderbilt since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 71
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 63
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

Vanderbilt Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

62% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Vanderbilt, 68% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 140
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 73
General Biology 46
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 16
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 16
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 14
Pharmacology & Toxicology 9
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 6
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 6
Genetics 1

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Software Applications Developers 5,870 $87,630
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Computer Workers 4,510 $74,000
Medical Scientists 1,370 $81,390

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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