Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 57 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Virginia Tech, 65% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	33
General Biology	32
Botany/Plant Biology	10
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	4
Zoology	3

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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