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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

Virginia Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 57 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and 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 and biomedical sciences majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in biological and biomedical sciences from Virginia Tech in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from Virginia Tech, 64% 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 and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

The following biological and 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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