Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

UO Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UO 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 UO

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

UO Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UO. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from UO, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	36
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	15

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Medical Scientists	1,720	$90,050

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 Visitor7 under License

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