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. In 2021, 129 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from NYIT.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Biology Schools	200
	850
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	853

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in biology from NYIT. This makes it the #220 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NYIT Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NYIT is $17,342. 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 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students earned a bachelor's degree in biology from NYIT. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at NYIT since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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	46
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	37
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

NYIT General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from NYIT in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. NYIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 biology.

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 biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.