General Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year.

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.

RPI General Biology Degrees Available

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

RPI General Biology Rankings

The biology major at RPI 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI General Biology Bachelor’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RPI General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	41

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.