Biotechnology at University at Buffalo

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what University at Buffalo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 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.

University at Buffalo Biotechnology Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at University at Buffalo since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University at Buffalo Biotechnology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. University at Buffalo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

Biotechnology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	17

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Genetics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

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 University at Buffalo.

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.