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Bioinformatics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a school for Bioinformatics, you may want to check out the program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 6 bioinformatics degrees were awarded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Online & Distance Learning at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Online coursework is an option at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Among 7,040 students, 171 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Bioinformatics graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, by degree type.

Program-wide, Bioinformatics graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are 50% women (3) and 50% men (3).

Bioinformatics Bachelor’s Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Among the 6 bachelor’s bioinformatics graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 50% were women (3) and 50% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Bioinformatics bachelor’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Bioinformatics bachelor’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, lower than the national average of 60%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Bioinformatics Graduates

Students who finish Bioinformatics program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Bioinformatics graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Document Management Specialists	$147,490
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226
Data Scientists	$106,295
Biological Technicians	$100,160

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.