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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at New York University

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 242 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from NYU.

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.

NYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NYU offers distance education options for biological and biomedical sciences at the following degree levels:

NYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at NYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at NYU 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
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 31

In 2021, 456 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from NYU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 74 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biological and biomedical sciences program at NYU awarded 242 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 University with a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 64
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 62
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

NYU Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 456 students who earned a master's degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from NYU in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 72
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 57
White 110
International Students 140
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

NYU also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 74 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 383
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 59
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 55
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 55
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 52
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 51
Pharmacology & Toxicology 33
Biotechnology 32
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 31
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 17
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 6

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 University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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