Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

What traits are you looking for in a biological and biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if University of Louisiana at Lafayette is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological and biomedical sciences program.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

UL Lafayette Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #159 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UL Lafayette awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UL Lafayette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and biomedical sciences concentations are available at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	16
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	10

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services

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 Louisiana at Lafayette.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.