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2023 Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best General Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 7,502 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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The Most Popular General Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

Check out the biology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai the most popular school in New York for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the biology majors at the school.

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#2

Rockefeller University

New York, NY

Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockefeller University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Rockefeller University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in biology at Rockefeller University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in biology at Columbia, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full General Biology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general biology schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 78% of the biology majors at the school.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

Of the 15 students majoring in biology at UAlbany, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general biology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

About 85% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 56% of the biology majors at the school.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

About 63% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full General Biology at Cornell University Report

St John’s University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general biology programs. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the biology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Biology at St John’s University - New York

#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in biology at Binghamton University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full General Biology at Binghamton University Report

Best General Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 4,681
Maryland 1,848
New Jersey 3,103
District of Columbia 478
Delaware 279

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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