by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of California - Berkeley. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors, UC Berkeley came in at #13. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Berkeley.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,870 | $2,870 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $20,530 | $20,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,595 | $5,595 |
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UC Berkeley does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.3% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 61.5% of the biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 419 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 269 |
| International Students | 64 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 110 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 233 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 16 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 724 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 39 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1 |
*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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