Students who complete the Biology Program are well prepared to enter a technical position in a research or industrial laboratory, or to continue on to medical school or a Ph.D. program.
USF students benefit from their location in the heart of a region where publicly funded research labs partner with private industry to create the greatest concentration of biotech and biomedical careers in the United States.
The Biology research experience and training provided by USF's graduate program prepares our graduate students well for a future in one of the following areas:
- Professional research positions in the educational, medical, pharmaceutical or biotech fields, as well as
other industries with biological research and development
- Further studies in a Ph.D. program or medical school
- Teaching positions at the high school and community college levels
Where Do Students Go After USF?
USF Biology graduate students have pursued Ph.D., medical, dental, or veterinary school studies at the following universities:
Auburn University Veterinary School
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Creighton University Medical School
Duke University
Georgetown University Medical School
St. Louis University
Texas A&M University
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
University of California at Berkeley
University of California at Davis
University of California at Irvine
University of California at San Francisco
University of the Pacific Dental School
University of Hawaii
University of Washington Medical School
Vanderbilt University
Yale University Medical School
Professional positions obtained by USF graduate students at:
University of California at Davis, Medical Center
University of California at San Francisco
University of Peru
University of Washington
As the above lists indicate, USF graduate students find ready acceptance both in a variety of professional
positions and in high-quality Ph.D. and medical schools nationwide.
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