Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Washington University in St Louis

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at WUSTL 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 81 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at WUSTL

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

WUSTL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 WUSTL since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	80
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	96
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

WUSTL Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

51% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	137
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	70
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	37
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	36
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	32
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	15
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	14
Genetics	10
Botany/Plant Biology	3
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	2

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Software Applications Developers	15,380	$93,880
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Medical Scientists	1,830	$70,510

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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