by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UAB was ranked #553 on College Factual's Best Schools for biological and biomedical sciences list. It is also ranked #3 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAB.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UAB was $850 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $357 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,568 | $20,400 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,307 | $12,307 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,555 | $5,555 |
Learn more about UAB tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UAB 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 UAB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.6% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at UAB in 2019-2020, 47.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 62 |
| Black or African American | 39 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 133 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 202 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 1 |
| Genetics | 9 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 57 |
*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.
