Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 430 students received their master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences.

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.

Boston U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Boston U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 72 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 430 biological and biomedical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	86
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	172
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	152
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	136
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	95
General Biology	32
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	23
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	22
Biotechnology	17
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	12
Pharmacology & Toxicology	9
Molecular Medicine	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1
Genetics	1

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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