Bioinformatics

A program that focuses on the application of computer-based technologies and services to biological, biomedical, and biotechnology research. Includes instruction in algorithms, network architecture, principles of software design, human interface design, usability studies, search strategies, database management and data mining, digital image processing, computer graphics and animation, CAD, computer programming, and applications to experimental design and analysis and to specific quantitative, modeling, and analytical studies in the various biological specializations.

For all the 1,131 degrees awarded in Bioinformatics per year, the majority of them are Masters degree. Out of the 145 students earning degrees at the Doctors degree research scholarship level across the US, 42% percent identify as women and 58% percent identify as men. While students at schools all over the US study Bioinformatics, California has the most graduates. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Bioinformatics is $42,090.