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General Biology at The City College of New York

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General Biology at The City College of New York

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at The City College of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from CCNY.

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

CCNY General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Biology

CCNY General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology 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 biology major at CCNY is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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 Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools 269
Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools 317

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in biology from CCNY. This makes it the #252 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #171 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from CCNY Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $25,424. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY General Biology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at CCNY awarded 248 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 73
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 74
White 30
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

CCNY General Biology Master’s Program

50% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from CCNY in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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