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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.

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| A major in Bioinformatics is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 22
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Bioinformatics among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | 19 (1.0%) |  |  |
|  | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | 11 (0.9%) |  |  |
|  | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | 11 (0.2%) |  |  |
|  | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | 10 (0.4%) |  |  |
|  | Baylor University Waco, TX | 9 (0.4%) |  |  |
|  | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | 8 (0.2%) |  |  |
|  | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | 7 (0.2%) |  |  |
|  | Canisius College Buffalo, NY | 6 (0.8%) |  |  |
|  | Devry University-Missouri Kansas City, MO | 5 (2.2%) | |  |
|  | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI | 5 (0.5%) |  |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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