Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Stony Brook University

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at SUNY Stony Brook 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.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Stony Brook University.

SUNY Stony Brook Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	274
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	171
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

SUNY Stony Brook Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

62% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in biological & biomedical sciences each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	26
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	555
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	134
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	77
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	16
Pharmacology & Toxicology	6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	6
Genetics	5
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	1

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 Stony Brook University.

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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