Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Utah

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Utah. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year.

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.

U of U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

U of U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from U of U, 59% 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 Utah with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	17
Genetics	13
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	5
Biotechnology	4
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	2

Related Majors

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

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Software Applications Developers	11,040	$99,070
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.