General Biomedical Sciences at Wake Forest University

Every general 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 biomedical sciences program at Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biomedical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Wake Forest University General Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences

Wake Forest University General Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomedical sciences majors at Wake Forest University.

Wake Forest University General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biomedical sciences each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biomedical sciences master's degree from Wake Forest University, 65% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Biology Studies

Careers That Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.