General Biology at Stony Brook University

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general biology, 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 approximately 26,782 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 Stony Brook General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Rankings

The biology major at SUNY Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Stony Brook University.

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	209
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	111
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

SUNY Stony Brook General Biology Master’s Program

63% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 Stony Brook University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	500
General Biomedical Sciences	55

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 Stony Brook University.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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