Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 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.

Wake Forest University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological & biomedical sciences master's degree from Wake Forest University, 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	54
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	10
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	7
Molecular Medicine	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	1
Genetics	1

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.