by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biomedical science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for biomedical science majors, Cornell came in at #4. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
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Part-time undergraduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
Learn more about Cornell tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cornell in Biomedical Science walked away with an average of $14,500 in student debt. That is 34% lower than the national average of $21,964.
The median early career salary of biomedical science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell is $32,051 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,391.
Online degrees for the Cornell biomedical science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
About 72.1% of the students who received their BS in biomedical science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science at Cornell in 2019-2020, 51.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 51 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 68 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 172 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biological and biomedical sciences (other).
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 294 |
| Zoology | 10 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 37 |
View All Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Related Majors >
*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.
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