Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the structure, function, and regulation of cells as individual units and as components of larger systems. Includes instruction in cell chemistry, cellular dynamics, cellular replication and reproduction, cell anatomy, membrane function, organelles, cell adhesion and extracellular matrices, cell dynamics and motility, meiosis and mytosis, signal transduction, regulation, recognition and defense mechanisms, the cell cycle, cell metabolism and respiration, gene expression, and studies of cell types and characteristics.

Numbers at a glance

383rd
Popular nationwide
344
Search Rank on O's List
7
Colleges offer it
329
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
133
Women
196

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O's Insights on Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 100% of graduates come from public universities.

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