General Biology at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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.

NYU General Biology Degrees Available

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

NYU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at NYU 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.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	18
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NYU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	77
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	112
International Students	129
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at New York University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	217
Biology Studies	166

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biotechnology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

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 University.

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 Cincin12 under License

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