Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 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.

UNK Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UNK Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 81 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from UNK in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from UNK, 79% 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nebraska at Kearney. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	81

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Software Applications Developers	4,740	$87,800
Computer Workers	2,980	$86,230
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120
Medical Scientists	620	$83,110

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.