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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Georgetown University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Georgetown University

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Georgetown University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 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.

Georgetown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Georgetown

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? Georgetown offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

Georgetown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #74 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% 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 Georgetown University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 84
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 127
International Students 70
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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 Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 264
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 51
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 46
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 45
Biotechnology 30
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 28
Pharmacology & Toxicology 13
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 6
General Biology 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 1

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 Georgetown 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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