Biotechnology at Rochester Institute of Technology

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what Rochester Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Biotechnology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

RIT Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech 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 biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

Biotechnology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rochester Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	24

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
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
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