Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526.

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.

UMGC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMGC offers distance education options for biological & biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UMGC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC 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. UMGC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	62
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

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 Maryland Global Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	136

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.