Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UNI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UNI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from UNI in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UNI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from UNI, 100% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	4

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.