Biology Studies at SUNY Old Westbury

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 5,007 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 Old Westbury Biology Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences

SUNY Old Westbury Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at SUNY Old Westbury 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 Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Old Westbury since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Old Westbury.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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