Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 8,375 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

UNO Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNO Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #238 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UNO awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
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 New Orleans. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	12
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	3

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences

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 New Orleans.

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.