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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

VCU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at VCU 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 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 VCU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 150
Black or African American 60
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 88
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

VCU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

44% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 16
International Students 8
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 506
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 59
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 10
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 9
Genetics 8
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 7
Pharmacology & Toxicology 4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists 2,740 $129,840

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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