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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 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.

NC State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NC State does offer online education options in biological and biomedical sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NC State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

53% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biological and biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from NC State, 60% 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 North Carolina State University with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 96
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 89
Biotechnology 49
Zoology 25
Botany/Plant Biology 15
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 8
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 8
Genetics 3
Pharmacology & Toxicology 3
General Biology 2

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Computer Workers 5,940 $88,650
Medical Scientists 4,500 $98,740

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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