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Biology Studies at SUNY Cortland

Biology Studies at SUNY Cortland

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at SUNY Cortland stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 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.

SUNY Cortland Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

SUNY Cortland Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY Cortland Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland 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 3
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 SUNY Cortland.

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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