Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Holy Cross

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

UHC is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 1,137 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UHC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UHC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UHC

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

UHC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 biological and biomedical sciences majors earned their master's degree from UHC. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	10

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 LA, the home state for University of Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Software Applications Developers	1,190	$81,640
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Biological Scientists	700	$66,100

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.