Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at James Madison University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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. JMU was ranked #136 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #6 in Virginia.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at JMU paid an average of $804 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $241 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,250 | $23,564 |
Fees | $5,080 | $5,666 |
Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,348 | $11,348 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,020 | $4,020 |
Learn more about JMU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the JMU biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the JMU Online Learning page.
About 63.1% of the students who received their BS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.7% of the biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degrees at JMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 160 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 197 |
Biotechnology | 20 |
*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.