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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Yale University

Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 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.

Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

There were 96 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 74
International Students 83
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yale University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 70
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 52
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 50
Genetics 34
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 32
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 31
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 26
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 13
Pharmacology & Toxicology 9

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Software Applications Developers 11,540 $105,500
Computer Workers 1,700 $100,340
Medical Scientists 1,340 $134,710
Biological Science Professors 1,160 $104,320

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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