Biological & Biomedical Sciences at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

DePaul Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

DePaul Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from DePaul. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from DePaul, 86% 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 DePaul University with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	7

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.