Biotechnology at Syracuse University

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, you may want to check out the program at Syracuse University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

Syracuse Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
• Master’s Degree in Biotech

Syracuse Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at Syracuse is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at Syracuse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Syracuse University.

Syracuse Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse Biotechnology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biotech master's degree from Syracuse, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech 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 Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	25

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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 Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
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
• Image Credit: By Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.