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General Biology at SUNY New Paltz

General Biology at SUNY New Paltz

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what SUNY New Paltz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 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.

SUNY New Paltz General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

SUNY New Paltz General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SUNY New Paltz 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.

Biology Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz General Biology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 SUNY New Paltz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 62

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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