Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 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.

CU - Boulder Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from CU - Boulder, 57% 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & 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 University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	30
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	18
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	11
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	5

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Medical Scientists	1,420	$74,370

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.