Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Medical University of South Carolina

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

MUSC is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 3,083 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

MUSC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

MUSC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #126 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at MUSC

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

MUSC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from MUSC. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. MUSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from MUSC, 83% 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 Medical University of South Carolina with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Medical University of South Carolina. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	9
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	8
Pharmacology & Toxicology	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	2

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Medical University of South Carolina.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Computer Workers	1,510	$92,100
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270

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 ProfReader under License

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