General Biology at New York Institute of Technology

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what New York Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 6,851.

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.

NYIT General Biology Degrees Available

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

NYIT General Biology Rankings

The biology major at NYIT 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.

Biology Student Demographics at NYIT

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

NYIT General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at NYIT since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 York Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	37
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

NYIT General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from NYIT, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at New York Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	106
General Biomedical Sciences	30

Related Majors

• Biotechnology

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 New York Institute of Technology.

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
• Image Credit: By Leginius The Angry under License

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