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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

Oakland Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Oakland Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #192 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

53% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biological and biomedical sciences program at Oakland awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from Oakland, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 20
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1

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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers 29,540 $92,260
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Computer Workers 10,900 $76,400
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Medical Scientists 2,550 $67,960

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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