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General Biology at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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General Biology at New Jersey Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying general biology, 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. Of the 1,863 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2021, 90 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.

NJIT General Biology Degrees Available

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

NJIT General Biology Rankings

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

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 NJIT 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 102
Most Popular General Biology Schools 301
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 313
Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools 342
Most Focused General Biology Master’s Degree Schools 345
Most Focused General Biology Schools 831

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in biology from NJIT. This makes it the #343 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from NJIT Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NJIT is $25,187. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

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Biology Student Demographics at NJIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology program at NJIT awarded 90 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at NJIT since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 23
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

NJIT General Biology Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 4% better 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 master's in biology.

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

NJIT also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 2 students 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Medical Scientists 2,960 $145,300
Biological Science Professors 1,540 $104,140
Biological Scientists 370 $76,330
Life Scientists 300 $85,790

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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