Biological & Biomedical Sciences at The City College of New York

If you are interested in studying biological and biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at The City College of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. Of the 2,660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York in 2021, 283 of them were biological and biomedical sciences majors.

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

CCNY Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

CCNY Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at CCNY 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 biological and biomedical sciences major at CCNY is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	355
	490

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from CCNY. This makes it the #276 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #287 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at CCNY awarded 283 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	37
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

CCNY Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from CCNY. About 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from CCNY, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CCNY also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological and biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	254
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	32
Biotechnology	10

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
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

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 Elsie140 under License

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