Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Yale University

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 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.

Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Yale 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 96 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% 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 Yale since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	63
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	74
International Students	83
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yale University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	133
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	93
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	55
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	52
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	52
Genetics	34
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	31
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	13
Pharmacology & Toxicology	9

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Computer Workers	1,700	$100,340
Medical Scientists	1,340	$134,710
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320

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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