General Biology at College of Staten Island CUNY

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 College of Staten Island CUNY stacks up to those at other schools.

CSI is located in Staten Island, New York and has a total student population of 12,797. Of the 1,693 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of Staten Island CUNY in 2021, 97 of them were general biology majors.

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.

CSI General Biology Degrees Available

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

CSI General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how CSI performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at CSI 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
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular General Biology Schools	252
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	851

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in biology from CSI. This makes it the #122 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from CSI Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSI is $15,634. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biology Student Demographics at CSI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at College of Staten Island CUNY.

CSI General Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 biology majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSI. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at CSI since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 College of Staten Island CUNY with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	44
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSI General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in General Biology from CSI in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. CSI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Staten Island CUNY with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 College of Staten Island CUNY.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.