Biomathematics & Bioinformatics at Cornell University

If you plan to study biomathematics and bioinformatics, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 34 of them were biomathematics and bioinformatics majors.

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

Cornell Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomathematics
• Doctorate Degree in Biomathematics

Cornell Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biomathematics progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biomathematics major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomathematics & Bioinformatics. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Schools	4
Best Value Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biomathematics from Cornell. This is the #116 most popular school for biomathematics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cornell Biomathematics Graduates

The median salary of biomathematics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $69,641. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 44% higher than the national average of $48,470 for all biomathematics bachelor's degree recipients.

Biomathematics Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biomathematics majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biomathematics & Bioinformatics from Cornell in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical biomathematics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biomathematics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in biomathematics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in biomathematics. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Genetics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Biomathematics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biomathematics 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 Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.