Biotechnology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what Rutgers University - New Brunswick has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Biotechnology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

Rutgers New Brunswick Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biotech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

The following biotech concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	32

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330

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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