Biological & Biomedical Sciences at New York Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a biological and biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if New York Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological and biomedical sciences program.

NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 6,851 students attend the school each year. Of the 812 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2021, 131 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.

NYIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

NYIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at NYIT 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 biological and biomedical sciences major at NYIT 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
	409
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	433
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	436
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	865

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from NYIT. This makes it the #380 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at NYIT

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

NYIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at NYIT awarded 131 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at NYIT since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 New York Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	37
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

NYIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from NYIT in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. NYIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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

NYIT 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	136
Biotechnology	2

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering

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 New York Institute of Technology.

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 Leginius The Angry under License

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