Biology Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying biology studies, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Columbia Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	10
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000
Life Scientists	170	$77,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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