Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biological & biomedical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year.

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.

RIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

RIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at RIT 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at RIT are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	64
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

RIT Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

25% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	75
Biotechnology	24
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	12

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & 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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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