Biological & Biomedical Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 11,652.

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.

NJIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

NJIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at NJIT 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #251 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at NJIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at NJIT since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	31
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

NJIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

45% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. NJIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	94
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	14
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	2

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6,350	$145,180
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190

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
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