Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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.

UW Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #138 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from UW, 72% 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 Wyoming with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Zoology	15
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	11
Botany/Plant Biology	4
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	310	$62,040
Software Applications Developers	290	$72,210
Health Specialties Professors	170	$80,610
Natural Sciences Managers	160	$95,120

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 ProgWork1 under License

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