Biomedical Sciences, General Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Biomedical Sciences, General maps to BLS occupations averaging about $61,432, with roughly 901,610 workers nationwide in those roles. About 6,493 bachelor's completions in IPEDS 2023; median in-state published tuition is about $8,845.
Key Statistics
Biomedical Sciences, General: what the data shows
Common questions about biomedical sciences, general degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a biomedical sciences, general degree?
A Biomedical Sciences, General program is classified under NCES CIP 26.0102 in the Biology, General field family (26.01).
A general, program that focuses on the integrative scientific study of biological issues related to health and medicine, or a program in one or more of the biomedical sciences that is undifferentiated as to title. Includes instruction in any of the basic medical sciences at the research level; biological science research in biomedical faculties; and general studies encompassing a variety of the biomedical disciplines
IPEDS counted 6,493 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
How long does it take to get a biomedical sciences, general degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 26.0102 in our file:
- 98 Associate (0.9% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 6,493 Bachelor's (61.1% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 4,033 Master's (37.9% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
- 7 Doctorate (0.1% of IPEDS total)—varies by program
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Home Health Aides (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%). Bachelor's awards account for a majority of IPEDS completions for CIP 26.0102, but occupation data show multiple pathways.
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a biomedical sciences, general degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Biomedical Sciences, General to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Home Health Aides | — | — |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | — | — |
| Mental Health Counselors | — | — |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 84,930 | $80,060 |
| Medical Assistants | 793,460 | $44,200 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 23,220 | $109,660 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a biomedical sciences, general degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Biology, General bachelor's program family: median debt $28,324, median earnings $57,214 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.87.
About 5.8% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $8,845 and median net price is $17,132.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Biomedical Sciences, General and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$8,845 Median In-State Public
$40,155 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Biomedical Sciences, General majors are, on average, $8,845 for in-state public colleges, and $40,155 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Biomedical Sciences, General programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Biomedical Sciences, General from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Biomedical Sciences, General.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 2 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | 85,991 |
| 3 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | 73,371 |
| 4 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 5 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Biomedical Sciences, General programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tohono O'odham Community College | AZ | $932 |
| 2 | Barstow Community College | CA | $1,104 |
| 3 | Taft College | CA | $1,108 |
| 4 | Antelope Valley Community College District | CA | $1,124 |
| 5 | Woodland Community College | CA | $1,124 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Biomedical Sciences, General programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada College | CA | $32 |
| 2 | Fort Peck Community College | MT | $400 |
| 3 | College of the Sequoias | CA | $480 |
| 4 | College of San Mateo | CA | $536 |
| 5 | Henry Ford College | MI | $660 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Biomedical Sciences, General programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Biomedical Sciences, General programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Biomedical Sciences, General is in FL (1,369 completions). That state represents about 21.1% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is SD (1.09% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 1,369 | 21.1% | 0.60% |
| TX | 954 | 14.7% | 0.33% |
| AL | 554 | 8.5% | 0.82% |
| NY | 456 | 7.0% | 0.17% |
| PR | 307 | 4.7% | 1.04% |
| MI | 268 | 4.1% | 0.23% |
| CA | 262 | 4.0% | 0.06% |
| AZ | 228 | 3.5% | 0.16% |
| WI | 218 | 3.4% | 0.29% |
| ID | 198 | 3.0% | 0.70% |
| IN | 191 | 2.9% | 0.18% |
| CO | 180 | 2.8% | 0.25% |
| SD | 130 | 2.0% | 1.09% |
| VA | 113 | 1.7% | 0.09% |
| KY | 104 | 1.6% | 0.20% |
| WA | 102 | 1.6% | 0.15% |
| PA | 87 | 1.3% | 0.05% |
| NH | 86 | 1.3% | 0.14% |
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 26.0102 in the survey year used in our extract (10,631 total across levels below).
- 98 Associate (0.9% of IPEDS total)
- 6,493 Bachelor's (61.1% of IPEDS total)
- 4,033 Master's (37.9% of IPEDS total)
- 7 Doctorate (0.1% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $61,432. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Biomedical Sciences, General graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Home Health Aides | — | — |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | — | — |
| Mental Health Counselors | — | — |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $110,339 | 84,930 |
| Medical Assistants | $54,270 | 793,460 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $127,278 | 23,220 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Biology, General CIP family (364 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Biomedical Sciences, General graduate.
- $28,324 median federal loan debt among completers
- $57,214 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.87 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 5.8% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$61,432 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Biomedical Sciences, General majors is $61,432.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Biomedical Sciences, General majors.
Occupations by Share
901,610 2023 Workforce
The number of Biomedical Sciences, General graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Biomedical Sciences, General by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Biomedical Sciences, General in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Biomedical Sciences, General.
Age distribution for Biomedical Sciences, General degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
6,493 Total Degrees Awarded
2,108 Male (32.47%)
4,385 Female (67.53%)
Gender distribution of Biomedical Sciences, General degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
3,171 White (48.84%)
1,436 Hispanic or Latino (22.12%)
825 Asian (12.71%)
426 Black or African American (6.56%)
311 Two or More Races (4.79%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Biomedical Sciences, General degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Biomedical Sciences, General are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Biomedical Sciences, General.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Biomedical Sciences, General field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Biomedical Sciences, General majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Biomedical Sciences, General majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Biomedical Sciences, General majors.
About
A general, program that focuses on the integrative scientific study of biological issues related to health and medicine, or a program in one or more of the biomedical sciences that is undifferentiated as to title. Includes instruction in any of the basic medical sciences at the research level; biological science research in biomedical faculties; and general studies encompassing a variety of the biomedical disciplines
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Biomedical Sciences, General.
CIP Code
26.0102 - Biomedical Sciences, General
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $28,324 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $57,214, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.87. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Biomedical Sciences, General graduate.
Women earned 67.4% of 11,758 Biomedical Sciences, General completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $61,432. The largest mapped role by headcount is Home Health Aides (N/A U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $8,845 in-state at public colleges and $40,155 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.