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Biology Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology

Biology Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a biological sciences school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological sciences program.

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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

RIT Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological 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
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000
Life Scientists 170 $77,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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