Biological & Biomedical Sciences at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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.

GWU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GWU offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

GWU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #104 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	97
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	86
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	37
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	22
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	20
General Biology	19
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	9
Molecular Medicine	5
Genetics	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Software Applications Developers	2,520	$112,510
Statisticians	1,240	$104,310
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.